EE was exiting skid steer inside the maintenance garage. EE tripped and fell forward onto their hands and knees. The EE's knee hit the concrete floor first and felt a twist in their knee. EE had pain in that knee and was taken to urgent care. EE was given a work restriction of no kneeling or squatting for 5 days.
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Showing 50 of 197EE was grabbing a fuel can in the garage when they were walking, they stepped over the hammer bit, lost footing and fell. EE has a laceration on left hand and right knee. Employee is complaining about left arm pain. Taken to medical facility for evaluation.
Employee was descending a 6' ladder. When EE stepped on the ground, EE's knee gave out and EE fell to the ground. Incident occurred on 3/17 but did not become reportable until 4/21 when employee was given a brace and PT was ordered.
Employee was coming in to begin the shift when they slipped (no fall) in water on the men's locker room floor. They reported the incident to their supervisor but did not seek medical attention until 4/6/2026 and was given work restrictions.
EE fell 10ft 10in while leaning out a 11-1/2 in opening between a screen and adjacent handrail trying to look at the screen springs.
The EE walked to a roadside berm that had 2 feet wide opening to allow water to exit the roadway into a ditch. While standing at this opening, the ice underneath EE broke, causing EE to lose EE's balance. EE then slid down the ditch wall 4 feet before EE's left foot contacted a tree branch. This contact resulted in a dislocated and fractured ankle.
During mine rescue training the employee stood up from the manikin, turned, took a step, tripped, and fell on concrete pad by the mine rescue building fracturing their left little finger.
While descending a step ladder in, EE felt the ladder wiggle and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground.
EE states that while pulling water hose to back to hose reel on water truck that the EE's foot hooked a frozen clump of material, causing a fall to the ground on EE's left side. EE was seen at urgent care and was issued restrictions due to limited mobility and pain in left shoulder and left thigh.
EE slipped down an icy stair way and landed on their arm, resulting in a dislocated shoulder.
EE was traveling between number 2 and number 3 kiln at ground level when they slipped and fell. This fall caused their left leg to bend back under them and caused pain to left knee.
ee was moving a trash bin/dumpster out of travel way and slipped/tripped on steps resulting in ee falling and landing on buttocks/lower back.
EE was pulling the fuel hose out of the fuel truck, as EE was pulling the hose out of the fuel truck, EE was walking backwards pulling the hose and EE tripped on a couple of large rocks causing EE to fall and twist EE's ankle.
ee was spotting a haul truck, and as the ee was walking backwards, tripped over some loose stone/uneven ground and fell resulting in lacerations to hands and legs.
EE was walking across the parking lot when EE slipped on the ice and fell. EE's face made contact with the ground, causing EE's safety glasses to push into EE's forehead resulting in a small laceration above EE's eye that required 4 stitches. No restrictions issued- cleared to RTW.
Employee was turning to dismount the locomotive when lost footing resulting in slip/fall off of platform/steps.
On 4/10/2024 an employee reported they had slipped on steps going to the barge loadout. They continued to work regular until 4/16/2024 when they requested to be seen by a doctor due to pain in right knee. Employee was put on restricted duties at this time.
While employee was moving from the top of one rail car to the other, mis stepped and fell between cars, approx. 3ft. pulled self back up onto the railcar. continued on with work for remainder of shift. Reported to manager in morning.
Employee was working in the mine companies shop in good, dry conditions. Employee was repairing a Motor Grader and was working on the turntable, about 2 feet off the ground. When they went to get down off the turntable they missed the step and fell 2 feet to the ground, injuring their left hip.
ee was climbing the access ladder to CAT haul truck. Gloved hand slipped causing ee to lose balance and fall to the ground. ee was on bottom rung of ladder. incident was reported on 9/29. EE sought initial medical treatment on 12/11 - evaluated on and work restrictions issued on 12/18.
EE was unloading tools from work truck and while carrying a bucket tripped. This injury was the result of a trip over a piece of scrap conveyor belt with EE's left foot. EE states EE twisted and buckled right knee. EE also scraped right forearm on truck bumper during the fall.
EEs were replacing deck plate on walkway. EEs left area then one returned to get a tool. Fell through opening in walkway, appx 13' to ground level. EE sustained cut to right hand and possible injury to vertebrae.
Employee states EE fell while picking up garbage at ground level.
Employee was stepping over cutting torch hoses at the crusher when employee tripped causing knee to pop. Employee stated employee didn't pick foot up high enough to clear the hoses. Employee was seen by a doctor and received light restricted duty.
EE was walking out of loading tunnel onto uneven grading and felt pop in left ankle.
Employee reports injury while descending steps on the M/V White Rock. As the deckhand was going down the Engine Room steps, employee slipped on the second step from the floor and attempting to stop the fall injured right shoulder. Employee also suffered a small avulsion on right index finger.
EE reported an injury to left ankle after descending step at the wash plant. As the mechanic approached one of the stairs landings, they turned right putting pressure on left foot already on the landing. This step and turn resulted in pain to their left ankle.
Ee was assisting with lifting a bearing housing. Bearing lost balance and ee tried to catch it, but lost own balance in the process. EE tried to catch themselves by using hand railing, resulting in strain to shoulder. Was a report only until 5/1/23 when ee started to receive physical therapy for injury - company notified on 5/3/23.
Employee fell through opening in walkway.
Working from 5 step rolling ladder, Team member (t/m) attempted to close hopper hatch to control release of fine material. T/M indicated hatch may have made contact with face, but cannot remember. We believe t/m may have jumped from ladder, causing foot injury, then while attempting to flee area, made direct contact with a structural crossmember injuring EE's face.
No conditions contributed to the incident. Incident took place on a concrete walkway leading from the plant's parking area to the main office. Employee states that they tripped and fell. Employee was not carrying any items, or performing any work related activities that may have contributed to the incident.
EE states on 3/28/2022 while exiting the underground powder truck they slipped and fell. This fall resulted in pain to left thoracic side. The incident was not reported to management until 3/29/2022. At that time management was informed they would be seeking medical attention.
EE slipped and fell after stepping on a plate that had been removed from a roof bolter. The employee had removed a plate from a roof bolter and leaned it against a UTV Gator. Then needing to use the Gator for transportation the plate was laid on the mine floor. After returning and exiting the Gator EE slipped on the same plate listed above.
Employee tripped on piece of floor plate/grate, and fell resulting in bruising to right ribs/shoulder. Placed on light duty work restrictions.
Installing boom attachment on equipment, missed handhold on machine and lost balance falling off machine landing hard on feet causing pain in back and right knee.
Employee was walking backwards dragging a return roller when EE stepped into mud causing EE's foot to get stuck and fall backwards. This resulted in a sprained ankle. The doctor wrote EE out of work.
An employee was walking at ground level and stepped in a 6 inch x 6 inch hole with left foot. This caused EE's right leg to slide out from under EE putting pressure on the left leg. When EE was trying to get up, EE heard a pop and felt their left leg give out. The ground conditions in this area were wet and muddy.
EE stepped on a slick spot resulting in a jerking motion in EE's back. At the time of reporting the incident, the discomfort was not bad, but increased over the next few days. When EE came into work on 9/7/21, EE requested to see a doctor that the pain had gotten worse and wanted checked out. EE was seen at the doctor on 9/8/21 and placed on restricted duty.
Stepped into the bucket of a skid steer loader to enter the operators cab. Right foot slipped when left foot caught the edge of the bucket causing employee to trip, twisting right foot resulting in a fracture to the right foot.
After finishing loading a boat, injured walked up the stairs to shut power off in 2 north tunnel. While walking up the stairs injured felt a pop in their knee.
Employee was walking from the caboose back to the 7523 engine to restart it after stalling. EE was in the process of dumping cars and was walking along the dump shack parking area. While walking along the track, EE stepped in a hole twisting EE's right ankle.
Employee slipped on ice as they opened the door to enter the mill 2 area. Employee fractured an ankle.
Due to inclement weather the previous evening, injured donned ice grippers prior to going to work. While stepping up a step on coal silo, gripper caught on the stair grating which caused IE to fall, catching self with right arm causing a strain. IE was given work restrictions on 1/6/2021.
Employee was climbing down a ladder from the head box of a conveyor, when EE stepped off the ladder EE twisted EE's knee. EE did not seek medical attention until EE reported to work on 11/19/20. EE was taken to a doctor and was wrote out of work with a brace on EE's knee and no walking or climbing until follow-up on 11/24/20
Employee was coming down ladder on a 980 loader, EE's left foot got caught in 2nd step and EE overexerted EE's right side catching self. Employee did not fall.
Front end loader operator was attempting to clean front corner windshield when the operator lost grip and fell. Upon falling the operator fractured right wrist and was placed in a cast and assigned restricted duty.
While an employee was descending stairs at scalping screen, they tripped/twisted right ankle.
The miner exited the cab of a drill and loss of consciousness, falling and slightly injuring shoulder. The miner was seen by a Fire Company medic who checked EE's sugar and vitals, finding nothing wrong. EE was released. The miner was also seen a doctor which treated the shoulder with Ibuprofen and gave EE a full release the day of the mishap.
Employee was attempting to use a pipe wrench to roll a conveyor backward in order to dislodge some oversize that was wedged between the feed chute and belt. The employee slipped, resulting in a fractured ankle.
EE was getting into the cab of the drill when EE tripped. EE swung an arm upward to regain balance and struck the door pin area cutting arm, requiring 7 staples. EE did not maintain 3 points of contact and did not use the hand hold provide.