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An Orkin Pest Control Technician had sprayed around the office trailer for bugs & was in the parking lot to leave the mine site. He slipped on a 1' x 5" mud section disguised by grass. When he fell he landed and made some noise. He was able to stand & walk lightly. He declined medical care & left. He ended up going to the Dr. X-rays showed a broken left leg. Surgery is scheduled.
While performing a pre-shift inspection on a 992G Loader, the employee fell from the rear bumper when he attempted to cross to the other side via the rear bumper. He sustained a fracture of the right heel.
While walking up the catwalk alongside the conveyor to remove spillage, employee slipped and fell. He sustained injuries to his neck and back.
The employee was walking the job site area, when he slipped on ice and twisted his ankle.
Employee was ascending vehicle steps - heard "pop like a balloon" and began experiencing severe pain. This injury was not reported in a timely manner. Employee notified plant personnal on 10/14/2005.
Employee was replacing tool - slipped and fell onto a 5-gallon bucket. Employee suffered contusion to left arm and right side of torso. On Oct 14, employee opted for off-site medical treatment.
Employee was carrying metal (for guard), with another employee - slipped, but did not fall, injuring right knee. Employee suffered right knee sprain but did not report this injury in a timely fashion. After beginning to experience pain, on Oct 17, employee decided to seek medical treatment.
Employee tripped and fell while holding a 50-60 drill bit. Injury result was lower lumbar strain.
Employee was loading a 55 gallon drum onto a stand by himself when he was told to wait for help. He slipped on a mat and the drum rolled onto his wrist and arm.
The employee was standing in a chute replacing bolts that hold the liner in, and slipped and fell approximately 3 feet.
Employee was washing rollers, attempted to climb onto a belt and slipped and fell approximately 6 feet. Employee did not follow fall protection procedures.
Employee was walking down the steps to the lower level of the RC primary crusher when his feet slipped out from under him causing the employee to fall landing on his lower back and tail bone. The employee was not using three points of contact while going down the stairs. The employee did not seek medical attention until 3-11-05.
Employee states that while climbing the ladder on a haul truck he missed stepping down on the top step and fell to the ground. Nobbody witnessed the fall, and the ladder was not broken or bent.
The employee exited the fuel truck and slipped and hit his shoulder against the fuel tank on the truck. The employee was seen by a doctor on 11/16 for an MRI and was put onto modified duty on 11/17/04. The employee has a contusion of his left shoulder.
The canica crusher plugged up & employee climbed on top of the crusher to find the problem. He slipped on the material striking his knee againist the crusher lid. This resulted in a small laceration requiring no stitches, but he was on modified duty for two days.
Mechanic repaired line on backhoe. When he started to step off track onto the step, he slipped and turned ankle.
The employee was standing on a 980 G loader talking to the operator and then attempted to egress off the machine, lost his grip and fell approximately 6 feet to the ground. The employee broke his right hip.
Employee was climbing down the steps of a haul truck and on bottom step slipped and fell to the ground. The distance of fall was 23 inches.
Employee exited loader and was standing on the ground, went to twist to walk away and felt sudden pain in his right calf. Injury is a partial tear to his right calf.
Employee was exiting the track hoe and improperly stepped down twisting his left ankle. Resulting in an ankle sprain.
Employee was repairing a belt, lost his footing and fell. He had an electric impact in his hands, and when he fell he dropped it and it bounced striking him in the mouth. He recieved seven stitches.
Employee was standing on the bottom rung of the ladder for a loader trying to find an oil leak, slipped and fell landing on his left elbow resulting in a contusion to his left elbow.
EE WAS REPORTING TO HIS LOADER. HE STEPPED ON A PALLET & THERE WAS A SMALL ROCK THAT WAS ON THE PALLET & HIS FOOT SLID ON THE ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GREASE (BACKHOE) AND SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS NECK.
EE GOT OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAS BEEN ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS CARRYING A PAN LINER FOR BOTTOM OF FEEDER INTO 9'BLENDING TUNNEL TO REPAIR FEEDER AND INJURED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL - BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE INITIALLY TRIED HOME HEALTHCARE BUT AFTER PERSISTANT PAIN, ON APRIL 8 HE DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK HIS LOADER, WHILE DOING SO THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL. THIS FALL CAUSED THE EE TO INJURED HIS WRIST AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO START TO FALL. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UP ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT MAINTAINING A THREE POINT OF CONTACT.
EE WAS WORKING ON A BUSTED HYDRAULIC LINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE HOSE FITTING THE EE SLIPPED & FELL. THE EE LANDED ON HIS THUMB, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP THE LADDER TO THE TOP OF AN ELECTRICAL BUILDING. THE LADDER SLID OUT FROM UNDER THEE EE, CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE HIS LEFT HEEL.
EE WAS ON TOP OF HOOD TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAB, MAKING HIS WAY TO THE BATTERY BOX. AS HE STEPPEDDOWN TO THE LOWER LEVEL HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & LANDED ON HIS BACK & WRIST.