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EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LARGE ROCK WHILE SCALING DOWN THE WORK AREA. ROCK SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM ROCK TO AVOID FALLING. HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE AS A RESULT. RESULT-SPRAIN TO THE L EFT KNEE-HAD TO WEAR KNEE BRACE.
EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CLIMBING FROM DRILL JUMBO WORK DECK. SLIPPERY WORKING SURFACE.
HELPING MECHANICS CLEAN GREASE & GRIT OFF BIG DRIVE GEAR ON C BALL MILL. WAS MOVING AWAY FROM GEAR SO THAT IT COULD BE ROTATED SO THAT WE COULD CLEAN SOME MORE TEETH. I STEPPED ON SOME MUD AND LOST MY FOOTING AND I FELL. WEDGED BETWEEN A CONCRETE PILLAR AND MAIN DRIVE PULLEY. BACK HIT THE PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PIT INSTALLING HYUDRAULIC MOTOR OVERHEAD ON HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLASTIC MILK CRATE AS STEP STOOL LOST FOOTING & FELL FINGER STRUCK BY HYDRAULIC MOTOR & CRUSHE D AS CONTACT WAS MADE WITH CONCRETE FLOOR
WAS WORKING ON AN OVERHEAD VALVE WHEN HE FELL FROM A PLATFORM
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM TRACTOR TO SLIPPERY MINE ROADWAY. UPON LOOSING FOOTING, THE EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETAIN BALANCE.
UPON TURNING TO DESCEND STEPS IN DRYER,EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING SETTLE STRUCTURE ATOP MILL.UPON FINISHING FOR THE DAY, THE EMPLOYEE DETACHED SAFETY LINE IN PREPARATION TO DESCEND FROM MILL ROOF.EMPLOYEE THEN STEPOPED ON FIBERGLASS SKY LIGHT FALLING THROUGH TO REAGENT ROOM FLOOR,ELEVEN FEET BELOW.
23193ED TO GET OFF TRACTOR TO SEE IF WATER WAS TURNED ON. SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND HIT KNEE ON THE TRACTOR SEVERLY BRUISING HIS KNEE.
PULLING WATER HOSE & SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR CAUSING LUMBAR SPRAIN WITH RT LEG RADICULITIS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN DRYER. HE STEPPED OFF CURB WHILE MOVING BACKWARD, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A RAIL CAR AND GETTING IT READY FOR LOADING WHEN HE FELL OFF OF THE RAIL CAR.