As injured employee was walking EE wasn't watching EE was going and EE's knee bumped the sledge hammer handle that EE had previously placed on the floor adjacent to the track mobile. The injured employee grabbed for the hammer handle to prevent it from falling to the floor and the same time the right ankle turned inward.
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Showing all 20Employee using a 2" water hose - Pulled hose to remove a kink from it and the released energy from the hose knocked employee off balance causing her to fall.
While investigating a problem with the pit belt beneath the 1 Jaw Crusher, employee tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.
Employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell on elbows and back - Received a fracture to right clavicle bone.
Employee was standing on dozer track, fueling dozer - Hand slipped from grab rail, employee fell backwards to the ground, bruising right heel.
Employee stepped from barge to the dock - twisting his knee.
Employee was pulling on a hose when his foot got caught on another hose on the ground. Employee tripped and landed on hands, resulting in a broken right wrist.
Employee was removing bolts from the conveyor legs. As the bolts came loose, the conveyor leg swung out and hit the ladder he was standing on and he fell.
Installing a water valve, slipped in mud and twisted back.
Working on conveyor belt, slipped on ice and fell approx. 2 ft. to ground (strained back/shoulder).
Employee was changing out a conveyor ider when he slipped and fell. He was examined by paramedics on 5/25, and it was declared a first aid. Employee visited hospital on 5/28/04 and was placed on medication, making this a recordable incident. He was then put on restricted duty on 6/10/04 by our workers comp doctor.
EMPLOYEE EXITED PICKUP, CLOSED DOOR, AND TURNED TO GO TO THE OFFICE. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & CAUGHT, CAUSING ANKLE PAIN.
Employee slipped while exiting cab and fell to the ground, injuring his right arm. Injury was not recordable at that time. Recent medical evaluation led to surgery 5/12/04.
EE STARTED DOWN OFF BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING A STRAINED KNEE. EE EXAMINED BY DR AND RETURN TO WORK. EE WENT BACK TO DR 2-9-04 AND WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Employee alleges he hurt his knee between 11/20/03 and 11/30/03. An initial report of injury was submitted 2/6/04. Employee went to the doctor on 2/11/04, received no restrictions, and continued to work while claim was being investigated. Further medical evaluation led to surgery on 4/23/04.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING UPSTAIRS TO OFFICE TRAILER AND HIT RIGHT EAR ON HAND RAILING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO OFFICE FROM CHECKING OUTSIDE SCALE TICKET PRINTER AND SLIPPED, WHEN SHE SLIPPED, SHE FELL AGAINST A PUMP HANDLE INJURING HER RIBS.
EE SLIPPED AND THEAKED HIS LOWER, BACK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE WITH HANDRAIL OF CATWALK.
STEPPED OFF LOADER, WENT TO PUT LT. FOOT DOWN & TWISTED LT. ANKLE. THE OPERATOR DID HAVE 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN AREA (SPILL OF ROCKS FROM LOAD OUT).
CHANGING 2 GREASE ZERTS ON THE END OF THE TILT CYLINDERS, STEPPED FROM LADDER, MISPLACED FOOT, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.