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Injury occurred while the employee was stepping up a small, weedy embankment after assisting his supervisor in repairing a flexible discharge hose on a 3" pump. Employee stated that he felt pain in his left calf muscle area and had difficulty putting his body weight on that leg.
Employee, Stripping & Mobile Equipment Supervisor, arrived at the upper,(Wymps Gap Road), entrance. When he exited his vehicle to open the gate he lost his footing on some ice & snow, causing him to fall backwards onto his back & right side.
Bottom deck sub frame sections were being removed from under a inclined screen. Injury was on the work platform(downhill side)when a section that was having to be "pried down" started a 2' "free slide" after coming into a "loose" fit area, He slipped while moving away from the section & fell backward onto the same work platform. *No safety chain was utilized.
2 plant EEs were washing out from under the 'outbound' scale. A piece of walkway grating had been stood up against the scale house for access to the scale. After wash was completed the IE was pulling the water hose out of the access area by pulling the hose while walking backwards. He then tripped on the concrete curb, fell & cut earlobe on grating.
Injury had exited the scale house to retreive a file from a company vehicle. While walking back towards the scale house, Injury was stepping up from the scale apron to the walkway, approx. 8" height,& was not sure if she slipped causing her to fall forward landing on her knees,hands, striking her head on the metal walkway & rail.
Injured worker (employed by ABZ Transport LLC, Contractor ID# A706), reported that he slipped on some ice striking his right arm and hurting his back. He then got back into his personal vehicle and went home. Weather conditions at the T.O.A. were high winds, cold temps., sleet / rain combination.
Employee was doing clean-up work with a water hose when he stepped off of the concrete foundation into a soft spot. The employee lost his balance but his right leg was stuck and his right knee was strained while he was trying to catch himself.
Standing in mud, using a wash out hose. EE went to move his feet - upper body moved, but right lower leg & foot did not, causing a "popping" in knee. EE did not report this until supervisor noticed him limping 4 days later. EE did not get med. attn. until 3 days following acc. EE has been working during physician's eval. - finally decided surgery required to replace meniscus.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PRIMARY PLANT EQUIPMENT LOT TOWARDS HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE AFTER HIS SUPERVISOR OTHER TOLD HIS CREW TO SHUT DOWN C=BECAUSE OF HEAVY SNOWFALLS WHICH WARRANTED CLOSING TH E FACILITY. EE WAS WALKING ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ICE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. EE REPORTED TO THE ON SITE EMT THAT HE HEARD A CRACK/POP SOUND DURING HIS FALL. HE WENT TO THE
EE WAS STARTING HIS SHIFT FROM THE EMPLOYEE PARKING AREA. UPON THE START OF WALKING FROM HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TOWARDS A HAUL TRUCK, EE WAS MAKING A TURN WHILE MAKING A STEP. HE APPARENTLY STEP PED ONTO A FIST SIZE ROCK AND IMMEDIATELY HURT HIS KNEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE WAITING FOR THE MAIN HAUL ROAD TO BE PREPARED FOR HAULING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, INJURED DECIDED TO FUEL HIS HAUL TRUCK AT THE FUEL STAGING AREA ON THE TOP SITE. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE TRU CK TOWARDS THE FUEL DISPENSOR, HE BEGAN TO SLIP ON ICE IN A SPIRALLING MOTION ALLOWING HIS RIGHT LEG TO GET UNDER HIM AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND, BREAKING HIS TIBULA & FIBULA.
EE WAS WORKING WITH A CO WORKER DISLODGING A PLUGGED UP CHUTE AT THE SECONDARY PLANT. WHILE MOVING THE JAMMED MATERIAL 12"X0" HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN THE PLUGGED MATERIAL SHIFTED. HE WAS CAUG HT BY A CO WORKER DURING THE FALL BUT CONTACTED THE CHUTE WALL INT HE RIB CAGE AREA. HE WAS CHECKED BY A DR THE FOLLWING DAY AND HAD BRUISING ONLY. ALL EE WERE RE INSTRUCTRD AS THE FALL PROTE
GROUND CONDITIONS WERE WET FROM EARLIER RAINS. EE WAS RE-MOUNTING THE HAUL UNTIL USING 3 PTS OF CONTROL RULE WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING WITH THIS RIGHT FOOT RESULTING INT HE EE CATCHING HIMSELF WITH BOTH ARMS. NO IMMDIATE INDICATING OF A PROBLEM PHYSICALLY UNTIL APPROX 30 MIN. LATER WHEN DISCOMFORT INCREASE. EE ASKED TO LEAVE AND GET IT CHECK WITH NO ASSISTANCE NEEDE