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Injured employee reports that EE was climbing down the loader ladder, EE missed the last step and fell onto ground.
Employee was involved in NWEM Training and being tasked training an operation of a haul truck. EE was riding along with another employee. They stopped and pited the truck. When employee was climbing down from the the haul truck EE reports that EE missed the last step and rolled EE's ankle.
Climbing down from conveyor lost footing and fell about 2 feet onto catwalk landing on metal object.
While climbing down from catwalk the employee grabbed onto the railing that had not been bolted. Employee struck EE's hand on the machine as EE fell about 3 ft.
As the employee was climbing out of a bin the employee's foot slipped and employee's arm got caught on an old bolt causing a puncture wound and trauma to the arm.
Slip/trip/fall from height. While on a conveyor belt cleaning an accumulation of rock the EE fell from the belt to the ground striking head and shoulder and arm.
Employee was getting out of the truck on a stripping shot and stepped down from the truck. Where a dip in the ground was that EE didn`t notice and rolled EE's left ankle. When EE fell down EE heard and felt a pop in EE's ankle as EE was falling down EE also jammed EE's left pinky when EE tried to catch self.
Injured employee was coming down stairs and slipped with muddy boots. When they fell their back struck the step.
Employee was carrying ANFO bags from the truck to the shot, about 30 feet away from each other. As EE walked up a slight incline to the shot, EE felt a very painful pop in right calf muscle and EE immediately went to the ground. After sitting on the ground for a few minutes, employee got up to see if EE could walk and couldn't bare much pressure on the right leg without pain
Contractor driller slipped on muddy surface of the mine twisting the knee.
injured employee was stepping down from the bed of his pick up truck. ee missed the bumper, fell to the ground, caught his right foot on the bed rail and twisted his knee
Employee twisted his knee when he started climbing down the ladder of his front end loader
The mechanic employee was walking/carrying a track hoe seat from the equipment he was working on. He did not see a box on the floor and tripped on the box. He then fell against the track hoe, caught his finger nail and the nail came off.
Employee was climbing/stepping down from his position on a Volvo haul truck, employee's foot slipped, his leg twisted around as he caught himself and he strained/sprained a muscle in his groin area.
The employee was carrying bags of anfo loading a shot, the employee stepped on uneven ground, lost his balance and twisted his back.
Employee was loading a stockpile truck, employee stepped on a fixed mounting bolt, this caused the employee to be off balance and step down onto an uneven surface, employee rolled and twisted his ankle.
Loader operator was working a stockpile when a customer drove back into the quarry in his pickup. Customer pulled in behind the loader and the operator did not see him. The loader operator backed away from the pile and into the pickup pushing it 1 foot. Customer was geting out of pickup and fell to the ground on his elbow.
While climbing the truck ladder to truck cab the employee missed the top rung and fell to the ground. He landed on the ground on his feet but fell backwards and hit his head on the concrete pad he was parked on. He cut his scalp requiring 4 stitches to close wound. He returned to work the same day.
employee was preparing to get off of conveyor after splicing belt and fell about 15 feet to the ground. Employee landed on the side of his leg bruising his knee.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS GETTING UP ON LOADER TO OPERATE IT AND HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE LOADER, STEPPED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.