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Customer bulk truck EE was preparing to climb on tank trailer to open the lids for loading. He was at the tie-off rack at Carmeuse and had hooked to the self retracting lanyard. As soon as he placed his second foot and full weight onto the step, (This step is 20-1/2 inches from the ground.) it broke and he fell to the ground, landing on his buttocks.

Employee slipped on ice while exiting work truck causing fracture to leg.

Rainy and warm conditions turned cold rapidly causing injured to slip and fall while walking to lab from loadout. Due to previously warm and rainy conditions, employee did not anticipate slippery conditions. Employee requested initial medical treatment on 11/30/2014.

Employee had moved vacuum hose out of the walk way. As he turned to walk away he tripped on his own foot and fell forward. He extended his arms to catch himself and when his left hand hit the floor he incurred a fracture to his wrist.

While descending from the water truck, the employee slipped off the bottom step and fell to the ground and sprained his knee.

Injured was checking oil levels in kiln trunion after attending man lift training for most of the day. Injured became dizzy and blacked out causing him to fall and strike his head causing laceration. Injured was taken to the ER and diagnosed with dehydration contributed to by a medication he was taking, and low potassium levels.

Injured was attaching hose to the vac truck while standing on the work platform approximately 5 1/2 feet off the ground, when he lost his footing and fell. Employee was wearing fall protection, including harness and lanyard. The equipment prevented the employee from striking the ground, however it caused him to swing back into the truck causing a rib injury.

Employee reported he twisted his knee while performing preshift examination of the Hydrate Plant.

Injured stepped up to the 10 belt ramp in the north plant hummer house when his foot slipped and he began to fall. Injured reached out with his left hand to catch himself when his middle finger contacted the conveyor roller.

Employee was dismounting a loader when he twisted or pulled something in his lower back.

Employee was exiting the cab of a mechanical scaler and slipped on step causing a laceration to his left hand requiring 3 stitches. No gloves were worn at the time of the incident.

Employee was stepping up onto a concrete structure when his right knee gave out.

Injured was walking down a flight of stairs at the end of his shift when he felt a pop in his left knee. Injured requested medical treatment the following day.

As the employee was dismounting a transportation carrier he fell to the ground causing a fracture to his right wrist.

Injured was cleaning out Kiln 5 coating pocket when he thought he smelled something burning and went down into the cooler pit. Injured walked to Kiln 2 and turned around to exit after inspecting the area. As he walked toward Kiln 5, he slipped and fell to the walkway jarring his back. Injured was treated initially on 7/6, however the injury did not become reportable until 7/13.

Employee was walking in heading when he slipped and fell backwards onto his shoulder.

Employee was walking down stairs, from K4 Firing Floor, came to the mid level landing and turned left ankle while placing foot on the landing. Employee reported that he was walking down stairs and was holding the handrails.

Employee was assisting in cleaning the inside of #3 rail scale. The manhole was uncovered. Employee picked-up the manhole cover to put it on the manhole. The cover weighed approximately 50 pounds. The manhole started slipping out of his hands. EE tried to catch the cover, when he did, he fell down and he felt a sharp pain in his right arm/shoulder area.

EE was exiting a manlift basket (type with the sliding midrail) and as he was stooping to exit he slipped in wet lime and began falling. He injured his left shoulder as he caught himself. This did not become reportable until 1/5/12 when work restrictions were implemented.

EE was tied off with lanyard as he was on belt preparing to rig the pingate. Client's didn't see lockout causing belt to release and EE to lose footing and fall into pingate.

Employee tripped over a vac hose and struck her left knee

Injured stepped from the bottom step at the bagging machine to the concrete floor and felt a pop in his right knee. Injured requested medical attention later in the shift and was given work restrictions.

Crawling through hand rail to get into manlift, when employee put his leg into manlift, he twisted his right knee.

Employee was stepping over a shaft approximately 3ft. off the ground. While doing so his foot got caught, which caused him to fall forward onto his right arm.

Employee was stepping over a spray bar at the M&M wash plant when he felt pain in his right knee.

Employee was walking down LS-4 catwalk, when the catwalk broke through causing the employee to fall approximately 20 ft. to the ground below.

Employee was inspecting and cleaning the ice from the rollers on K4 stone belt when he stepped on a pry-bar on the catwalk. He was using a sledge hammer to beat the ice from the rollers. The bar slipped out from under him and he fell. As he fell His right hand became lodged in between a return roller and the belt. He was able to pull the e-stop and call for help.

Employee was removing screw jacks from the lifting basket taking them to the brick rig. A 2 ft section of pipe that covers the threaded section slipped off and fell to the floor. His toe caught on one end of the pipe and the opposite end caught on the floor grating causing employee to lose his balance and fall.

While performing inspection of the Wash Plant the employee stepped around the oil pump filtering unit located between the classifiers and struck a handle of an electrical disconnect chipping a tooth.

while exiting Kiln 3 preheater feed leg area his left foot became lodged between grating and lost footing with right leg, which caused employee to fall and turn while left foot and leg stayed stationary.

Employee was removing roller line from the kiln. He was walking on newly installed refractory bricks that had a buildup of lime/brick dust. He slipped on dust and struck his right leg "shin area" on the edge of a 2x10 wood plank.

Employee was using fire hose to wash off spilled material, when fire hose busted and knocked employee off balance and fell, striking left elbow on ground. Medical services did not discover a fracture until 9-6-08, on his return visit for further treatment.

Employee was walking next to rail road tracks during rain storm. He stepped into a pot hole and sprained his right knee.

Mine Maintenance employee was attempting to dismount a piece of equipment underground, when his foot slipped causing him to contact the tracks on the excavator with his right shin causing a substantial laceration. The employee received multiple stitches to close the cut. No restricted or light duty given.

Employee was moving from barge cover to tug boat. While stepping on outside of starboard toe, his foot slipped and he fell, hitting his left knee on deck.

Employee was cleaning out rail cars and was using a rope ladder for access. As he was climbing out of the rail car, the left side of the ladder broke and the employee swung to the right.

While returning to pick up truck to retrieve lunch box the employee slipped on snow and ice on the Hoist House parking lot. Employee was preparing to take a Getman underground via the slope. 2-3 stitches required.

The employee was an oiler and appeared to have his grease gun in hand while coming down a 9 foot permanent ladder. He fell from between 0 and 9 feet onto a concrete pad. The employee suffered a laceration above his left eye, and broken left lower forearm, and a break to the left side of his hip.

Employee was in a screen room on top of a lime silo. He was positioning a vac truck hose and was pulling. The hose had a cut and broke. The employee tripped backwards and his shoulder hit spare screeens that were leaning against the wall.

Employee was walking across a frozen pile of lime dust when he slipped and fell on his rear end and back. Treated at the ER for precautions. No injury but was given pain medication.

Employee was climbing out of a man basket onto a catwalk and twisted his left knee when he stepped down.

Employee was walking along a trail next to a culvert and slipped into it. He slid at an angle 2-3 feet and suffered an injury to his elbow. Employee had been given an alternative route which was slightly longer to travel that did not take him near the hazard.

Employee slipped off unclamped board and fell down wash plant chute around 11 feet. Taken to doctor. No broken bones, temporary restrictions from soreness.

Employee was performing maintenance on feeders. While walking down the catwalk the mechanic walking in the back noticed the mechanic in front started slumping over, dropped to his knees, and fell (and/or rolled) between the top rail and mid rail of the hand rails. The victim fell to the ground 13 feet. He stated that he had blacked out. All medical test showed no abnormalities.

EE was walking down a slightly rocky slope and caught right foot on a rock. He tripped and fell forward and landed on his hands. He clipped one of the bones in the top part of his foot midway between the toes and ankle.

Employee stepped off of firing floor while giving crane signals. Fell roughly 15 ft. Normal procedure not followed and caution tape tied across opening instead of rope which is normally used. Employee suffered fracture to L3 vertebrae. MSHA notified at 3:30 pm.

Employee was stepping off of our track mobile. While coming down the ladder, he skipped the bottom step onto the ground. this extra distance resulted in the employee spraining his left knee.

Employee was walking, went to grab handrail, missed handrail due to bi-focal glasses and fell into handrail cutting lip and chipping tooth.

Employee climbed out on unprotected area of haul truck catwalk to retrieve misplaced lunchbox, lost footing and fell @ 6-7 ft on lower back/tailbone area.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A PERSONELL CARRIER UNDERGROUND, WHILE STEPPING OFF USING 3 POINT CONTACT, SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. NO LOOSE ROCK WAS FOUND IN AREA OF INCIDENT.