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It was raining, ground wet, employee was walking into mud room at sand plant when they slipped in mud and polymer causing them to fall. States they have back and knee pain.
Employee was greasing the loader first thing in morning when EE slipped and fell.
Employee was walking down a slope behind our electrical building when ee stepped on wet leaves and mud, ee slipped and fell landing on left elbow shoulder area causing chronic irregularity of the clavicle from old injury ee had before EE came to work for us.
Employee was climbing down ladder of 988F loader when employee missed ladder with employee's left hand putting all employee's weight on employee's right arm. Employee has a right bicep tear (employee weights 500 plus)
Employee was exiting loader, when ee reached the 3rd rung hands slipped on handrails causing ee to fall to ground. At the time it was raining hard and handrails were wet. Took employee to ER to get checked out and they found nothing other then some bruising. Dr's excuse said to return in 2 days but employee was not scheduled to work except for half a day the following day.
Employee was greasing rock hammer at jaw and slipped backwards, tried to catch self with right hand, landed on rock cutting right thumb that required stitches
Employee was carrying a chain over shoulder at secondary plant, ground was muddy, foot slipped causing the chain to swing around and hit employee in the mouth chipping a tooth.
Employee drives an on road dump truck, EE went to get out missed the bottom step and fell to ground. EE bruised EE's hip and back area causing EE to lose time from work
Employee went to grease line for #2 conveyor when EE tripped, not sure what EE tripped over, tried to catch self and hand landed on a rock causing a laceration. Laceration required 4 stitches.
At 1:50pm employee called foreman to help him down from crusher platform. While cleaning up for crusher maintenance employee slipped, his foot hung between conduit and I-beam, his body weight falling against his pinned leg causing leg injury. He was taken to hospital where it was later determined to be fractured.
Employee had been getting in and out of service truck. He went to get out of truck when his right foot slipped off running board but his left foot stayed on causing employee to hyper extend left knee. Ground was muddy.
EE was on a scaffold 4' off ground welding hooks to hold electrical cables, he went to move and a board had been moved causing him to fall. Lanyard caught him but he tit his rt hand on scaffold causing injury. He did not report to management. Co-workers asked if he needed to go to Dr, he stated he was okay. Reported 11/12/12. He has surgery for joint locked in flexion.
Employee was walking to #1 tailpulley when he stepped across about a 2 foot puddle of water, he felt a pop in his leg. Employee pulled a muscle in upper right leg, causing him to use crutches with limited walking.
Employee was walking on an incline with loose material when he slipped and fell into a metal bar causing fractures to 8th and 9th rib. (Waited until we received information from doctor to submit accident report, received on 4/23/08).
Employee had mud on his boots when he stepped on a piece of conveyor hood that was on ground and slipped landing on back and hip.
Employee was on platform below jaw crusher when his foot slipped causing him to fall backwards on a rock causing bruising to lower back.
Employee was walking when his ankle rolled over causing him to fall. He sprained his right thumb and had abrasion to his right palm. Doctor put splint on thumb. Doctor's excuse 2 days no work. We could not get employee to come back to work on light duty, he stated he was quitting.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF SECONDARY CRUSHER BOOTH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS MOUTH ON A ROCK CAUSING A CHIPPED TOOTH TO THE BACK RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH SKID LOADER. HE WAS EXITING CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE BUCKET. EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS WRIST. AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT KNOW IF HE FRACTURED HIS WRIST OR STRAINED IT. THEY PUT EE IN A SPLINT UNTIL THEY CAN DO AN MRI. HE IS ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS OPERATING BACKHOE. HE STOPPED WORKING AND WENT TO STEP OFF EQUIPMENT. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN, BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 8/6/04 (X-RAYS) AND AGAIN ON 8/10/04. STRAINED KNEE. KNEE IMMOBILIZER & LIGHT DUTY WORK. DOCTOR'S REPORT RECEIVED 9/8/04.
EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH A SHOVEL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INTO HANDLE OF SHOVEL. THE HANDLE HIT HIS RIBS FRACTURING TWO RIBS.
EE WENT TO CLIMB UP SIDE OF DUMP TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT KNEE.
HIT HIS HEAD ON LADDER OF TRUCK AND FELL OFF. HESLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING LADDER OF EQUIPMEN & FELL AGAINST TRUCK, HITTING HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS INSIDE FEEDER WITH AN INPACT WRENCH. WRENCH STARTED TO FALL, EMPLOYEE WENT TO CATCH IT WHEN HE STEPPED AWKWARDLY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE CREW CONSTRUCT CAT WALK AND HANDRAILS UNDER THE JAW FEEDER WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF THE CAT WALK AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT HITTING HIS SIDE CAUSING BRUISING.