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EE WAS RETURNING TO OPERATOR CONTROL ROOM FROM MEASURING UPPER LEVEL BINS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, WAS TAKEN TO E.R. FOR XRAY. NO FRACTURES. PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMATORY.
WALKING THROUGH WATER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK. THE ROCK TURNED CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE. MEDICAL EXAM INDICTES STRAIN TO LEFT HIP AND LEFT ELBOW. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT, DR. STATES LIGHT DUTY FROM 2-5-01 TO 2-15-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE BED OF A PARKED CHEVY PICK UP TRUCK. AS HE STARTED TO STEP OUT HE HOOKED HIS TOE OF HIS BOOT ON A 1/4 INCH AND 8 INCH BY 8 INCH STEEL PATCH. HE FELL FROM THE TRUCK H ITTIN GON HIS HEAD. MEDICAL EXAMINATION HAS REVEALED A HERNIA. SCHEDULED REPAIR 12-28-00.
WORKING AS A MINE REPAIRMAN, CREW WAS REPLACING THE SUPPORTING CABLES OF A CONVEYOR BELT WHICH IS ON A SLOPE. THE MAN STEPPED ON A ROCK, TURNED AND FELL. HE FELT A SHARP BACK PAIN. HE ASKED TO SEE DR AND DID SO ON 6-6-00. DR PRESCRIBED LGIHT DUTY AND MUSCLE RELAXERS.
SUPERVISOR WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOWER STALL ONTO A WET CONCRETE FLOOR, HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON THE CONCRETE THRESHOLD OF THE SHOWER STALL. THIS INJURY REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
EE WAS CARRYING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE MOTOR WAS TO BE INSTALLED ON A BLOWER SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCT DRYER. THE EE SLIPPED IN THE MUCK ON THE FLOOR. THE FALLING MOTION C AUSED THE PAIN IN HIS BACK. MEDICAL EXAM 4/10/00
TWO MINERS WERE STANDING ONA MUCK PILE TO CHECK CONDITION OF BLAST HOLES. THE ADJACENT DRAW ROCK POINT BEGAN TO RUN CAUSING ROCK TO MOVE WHERE THEY WERE. BOTH MINERS DIVED OFF THE MUCKPILE AND RECEIVED BRUISES. ONE MINER FORCED OFF OF MUCKPILE AND RECEIVED BRUISES. ONE MINER FORCED HS HAND BCKWARDS CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS REPAIRING THE DRIVE POSITIONER ON A SLURRY PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE FLOOR UP ON THE PUMP BASE HIS FOOT SLIPPEDCAUSING HIM TO SPLIT HIS LEGS APART, EMPLOYEE WE NT TO DOCTOR ON 3-1-00, HAS STRAIN TO GROIN AREAPRESCRIBED ANTO INFLAMMATORY DRUG AND TOLD NIO LIFTING UNTIL HEALED.
EE WAS REMOVING SNOW FROM ENTRY ROAD TO PLANT. WHILE ASSISTING A LOADED CUSTOMER TRUCK UP THE HILL HE FELL WHILE CARRYING A CHAIN. FELL HITTING BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER. ORIGINAL DR VISIT 2/8/ 00. NO TREATMENT ADMINISTERED UNTIL RESULTS OF MRI ON 3/7/00. DIAGNOSIS OF LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN OF THE CERVICAL SPINE AND CONTUSIONS TO RIB.