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EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BLADE WHEN HE SLIPPED (TOP RUNG) AND ONE LEG (RT) WENT THROUGH THE LADDER AND EE FELL. EE'S LEG STOPPED HIS FALL (HUNG HIM). EE'S LEG WAS TWISTED DURING THE INCIDENT AND CAUSING HIM PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON GRATING, SOMEONE REMOVED PIECE OF GRATING ADN DID NOT REPLACE IT. EMPLOYEE PARTIALLY FELL INTO HOLE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT UNTIL 9:00AM ON 1-22-98 AFTER OUR REQUEST TO REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS IMMEDIATELY.
AFTER WATER TRUCK PASSED THE DRIVER'S TRUCK MUD & WATER WAS THROWN ONTO TRUCK STEPS. WHEN ENTERING TRUCH USED HAND RAIL BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEP UP, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A BRUISE TO LEFT KN EE THAT CAUSED AN INFECTION.
WHILE COLLECTING AN EFFLUENT SAMPLE FROM THE HEAP OUTLET BERM, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE LINER AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A PIPE.
EMP WAS WORKING IN THE LEACH PAD FLUME AREA. RAINY CONDITIONS LED TO A WET\SLIPPERY LINER. AS THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STEPPING OVER THE CONTAINMENT BERM, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND SIDE.
THE EE WAS CHECKING A LOAD OF CULVERT FOR UNLOADING. THE TRUCK DRIVER DTR NOT AN EE HAD REMOVED THE STRAPS. THE LOAD SHIFTED. THE REACTED TO THE SHIFT BY JUMPING TO THE REAR DECK OF THE TRACTO R. HE APPARENTLY LOADED ON THE DECK WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT ROLLING OVER TO THE OUTSIDE RESULTING IN TWO FRACTURES.
WHILE SHOWING CYAHIDE DELIVERY PERSON EYE WASH STATION EE SLIPPED WHEN CROSSING OVER PIPE AND RETAINING WALL RESULTING IN A CAT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BY A SHARP PIPE WRAPPING MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE ROD MILL TRUNION BEARING WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET ONTO HIS BACK. FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT WAS NOT USED. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE HAD A SEVERE COLD AND WAS TAKING A OTC MEDICATION AND MAY HAVE BLACKED OUT AS HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT STRIKE HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING HAUL TRUCK FOR LUNCH. AS HE PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON THE LAST RUNG OF THE LADDER, A CHAIN LINK FAILED AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS BACK AND HEAD. EMPLOY EE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND DETERMINED TO HAVE BRUISED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPL SPILL FLOCCULANT ON FLOOR & LATER SLIPPED & FELL ON FLOCCULANT INJURING BACK. EMPL DID N OT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/22. WHEN SEEN PHYSICIAN ON 10/34 EMPL RETURNED TO LIGHTDUTY ON 10/26 B UT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR PAIN IN BACK.EMPL STILL OFF WORK AT THIS TIME.
EMPL WAS DRAGGING AN IRON I BEMA TO THE MILL FORM THE WAREHOUSE YARD WHEN LEG SLIPPED ON THE SNOW OR ICE AND FELL WITH THE I BEAM LANDING ON HIS HAND TWISTING IT OVER BACKWARDS THE EMPL SUSTAI NED A SPRAINED WRIST THE EMPL DID NOT DEE A DR IMMEDIATLY BUT WAITED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING
WHILE WALKING ON SNOW COVERED GROUND EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A WHEEL NUT THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN BENEATH SNOW THIS CAUSED T HE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST H IS ANKLE T HE INJURY DID NOT SEEM SEVERE SO THE EM PLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & RETURNED FOR HIS NEXT SHIFT BUT WAS IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO WORK EMPLOYEE THEN WENT TO CLINIC FOR EVALUATION FINDING ONLY A STRAIN & RETURNING WITHOUT XXXXXX
SUBJECT WAS STANDING ON LOOSE MATERIAL NEAR FINE ORE STORAGE BIN. MATERIAL SHIFTED CAUSING EMPL'S WEIGHT TO SHIFT & HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SUBJECT WAS USI3G WRENCH TO BREAK WELL PIPE APART AT JOINT-THE JOINT CAME LOOSE ANDHE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED PARTY WAS WELDING 6" DRISCO-PIPE AND STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SWELLING RESULTING FROM INJURY AND INJURED PARTY DID NOT RETURN FOR NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, INJURED PARTY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION; NO APPARENT UNSAFE CONDITIONS WERE NOTED.
INJURED PARTY WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF TRUCK MOUNTED DRILL. DUE TO SNOW COVERED CLIMBING SURFACE & AWKWARD ENTRY AREA TO CAB, OPERATOR SLIPPED & FELL. RESULTING IN A TWISTED BACK. OPERATOR COMPLETED SCHEDULED SHIFT & WENT TO SEE DR NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE RIG AND, IN AN EFFORT TO JUMP OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SLIPPED. HE WAS AT THE SHOP FOR DEE GOLD MINE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A FRONT END LOADER AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS HIP. EMP. RETURNED NEXT SHIFT, HOWEVER, HIS SUP. SENT HIM HOME AND HE HAS NOT RETURNED.