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Employee was walking down the stairs at #3 Auto Packer. His right hand slipped off the railing causing him to strike his arm against the hand rail. This case became reportable when he was placed on limited work activities on 5/17/05.
EE was walking along the preswell area of #6 Air Sifter packaging station when he tripped on the floor mat.
EE WAS CHECKING ELECTRICAL WIRING ON #8680 LOADER. EE WAS STANDING ON TIRE OF #8680. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT/BROKE FALL WITH RIGHT HAND. HAND STARTED TO HURT. TIRE HAD SNOW ON IT CAUSING EE TO SLIP.
Employee went to the Shipping break room to take break. He sat on the end of an aluminum bench. Because there was no other weight on the bench, it tipped and flipped up, causing him to fall on the floor. He sustained injury to his lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING #2 MICROSIZER MOTOR. HE HAD LOWERED OLD UNIT THROUGH A HOLE CREATED IN THE FLOOR FOR THIS PURPOSE. HE LEFT THE AREA TO SECURE PARTS/TOOLS, REENTERED THE AREA TO GET HIS TOOLS AND STEPPED THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
Ee was walking to pick up samples at #5 & 6 Bulk Bin. Ee stepped in a puddle of water and slipped.
EE INADVERTENLY CAUGHT FOOT ON DECK OF YARD HOSTLER & FELL
EE stepped off a screw housing to the floor with his left leg extended. His ankle "rolled over" causing his left leg to buckle under his weight.
CONDITIONS WERE ICY AND MUDDY, EE WAS GETTING OUT OF BULLDOZER TO SPEAK WITH LEAD FOREMAN REGARDING MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST BULLDOZER KNOCKING THE WIND OUT OF HIM AND HURTING RIBS.
EE MISJUDGED A STEP ON #3 WET END. SHE TRIPPED AND FELL TO THE SAME LEVEL, SCRAPING HER RIGHT ARM AND INJURING THE LOW BACK.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING TRAILER WITH DE AS HE EXITED THE LOADER, HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY, EE SLIPPED HIS SWEATER ON LEFT ARM CAUGHT ON DOOR LATCH CAUSING STRAIN OF HIS LEFT ROTAR CUFF. QUA RRY AREA WAS VERY WET & MUDDY
EE WAS WIRING ON SUPER SACK PACKER-WENT TO STEP OFF CONVEYOR ROLLERS, PUT RIGHT FOOT ON CHANNEL IRON CAUSING FOOT TO TWIST HURTING ANKLE. NOTE: EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON JANUARY 2,2003 TO HAVE ANKL E X-RAYED BECAUSE IT STILL BOTHERED HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF STEP WITH RIGHT FOOT HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON LOADER STEP.
THE PLANT HAD SUSTAINED A POWER OUTAGE THE EVENING OF 10/2/02. THE NORMAL LIGHTING CIRCUIT FOR THE TUNNEL WAS WITHOUT POWER WHEN EE REPORTED TO WORK. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT THE CRUSHING PLANT OFFICE WAS WORKING. EE TRIPPED & FELL WHEN HE WALKED INTO A PORTABLE WELDER AT THE RIB OF #6 SYSTEM #19GH.
EE WAS WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS ON #3 DRY END. SHE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF WELDING ROD. SHE SLIPPED AND BACKED THE FALL BY EXTENDING HER RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MAINTAINER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A SHAKER TABLE CYLINDER. EE WAS STANDING WITH INE FOOT ON A FLOOR EDGE AND THE OTHER FOOT ON A VACUUM PIPE. THE PIPE BROKE AND LARRY FELL APPROX 3 FEET.
EE WAS MAKING A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CRID TOWER. THIS TOWER IS 6 DECKS EACH DECK IS 10 FT. EE WAS COMING BACK DOWN AND AT ABOUT DECK 3 HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL DOWN THE STE PS INJURING BACK AND NECK AND RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRIED STATE. STARTED TO DESCEND FROM 2ND LEVEL (MICROSIZER DECK) WHEN HE DECIDED TO BACK TRACK & CHECK LOADING (AMPS) ON MICROSIZER. WHEN EMPLOYEE TURNED & STEPPED UP MIS N EGOTIATED STEP & FELL STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON EXPANDED METAL.
EE WAS REMOVING #610 CYCLONE SEAL. HE TURNED TO RESPOND TO A CALL. HIS LEFT FOOT CONTACTED THE DISCONNECTED FLEX CONDUIT. HE FELL TO THE FLOOR, BRACING HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM EXTENDED.
STEPPED DOWN FROM A PLATFORM ABOUT EIGHTEEN INCHES HIGH AT #6 KILN HEAD. EE FOOT CAUGHT A TURPEEINC BULK HOSE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM HIS EXCAVATOR TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE BENCH HE WAS MINING. WHEN WALKING BACK TO THE EXCAVATOR, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A FEEDER HOSE FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER ON TOP OF A RAIL CAR. THE WALKWAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A LARGE DIP IN IT THE EMPLOYEE STEP OFF THE LANDING AND I N TO THE DIP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A LADDER. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE CONTACTED THE GROUND.
IT HAD BEEN SNOWING FOR ABOUT 4 HR AND THINGS WERE SLICK. WE HAD THE EE CLEANING OFF ONE OF THE RAMPS THAT WENT INTO THE SUPER SACK ROOM AND HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HIS BOOTS HA D SMOOTH LEATHER SOLES. THIS PLAYED INTO THE SLIP.
EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN C-302 FAN AND THE KILN WHEN HE SLIPPED IN A WET MUDDY SPOT ON THE GROUND. THE AREA HAD A LAYER OF MUD LEFT OVER FROM THE SNOW MIX WITH THE DUST FROM THE PLANT.
EE STEPPED OUT OF THE WINCH TRUCK AND INTO A CULVERT. EE FELL TO THE GROUND (DIRT) TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE, MAINTENACE PERSON WAS WALKING OVER TO CONTROL ROOM & IT WAS SLICK OUT. HE SLIPPED OFF CURB & TWISTED LOWER BACK
THE EE WAS ATT HE QUARRY WITH A HALL TRUCK. TO BRING PRODUCT BACK TO THE PLANT. HE WENT TO CLIMB UP IN TO A CAT FRONT END LOADER. SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE WEATHER WAS SNOWING OUT AND MUDDY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COUNTING STACK OF BAGS OF PRODUCT IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A STACK AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TILL 11/6/00.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN BOTH LEGS AFTER WALKING STAIRS ON #3 DRY END.
GRADER OPERATOR WAS OPENING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND LATCHING DOOR OPEN, USING HIS FOOT TO SECURE LATCH. WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE.
OPERATOR NORMALLY JUMPS FROM THE TRACK TO THE GROUND, BUT FORGOT THAT THE TRACKS WERE RAISED, ADDING ANOTHER SIX INCHES TO THE DISTANCE. RIGHT UPPER LEG COULD HAVE HIT THE TRACKS.