Putting parts on a pallet and writing down part number and started walking and trip over a box of fittings and fell on the floor.
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Showing 50 of 54Pulling a rock dust hose to the track entry got feet tangled up in hose and tripped hit draw head on the track motor
Employee stated that while walking toward the guard house, she tripped on a drainage grate and fell to the ground.
Went to go get tools at scoop charger to work on the bolter when he slipped and fell hurting his right ankle and leg.
EE was working as a field manager and stepped out of the truck into a hole in the lot. This resulted in an injury to his right knee.
Employee fell from a ladder while building a stopping.
Traveling down a set of steps, fell, injured his left knee and right shoulder.
EE was on a ladder moving wood, wood got caught on the ladder slipped and fell from ladder.
EE was walking to back of bolter to tram the bolter from deck due to steep hill and he slipped and tried to catch his self from falling and caught right hand between the light guard and light
While dismounting dozer, slipped and fell to the ground
While moving material, slipped, fell backward and hit his head.
Employee stated that the chair broke and she fell out of it.
Employee stated that while unloading supplies, he got his foot stuck in the mud, he twisted around injuring his back. (Continued working until 1/16/12, started missing work on 1/16/12).
Employee stated that while getting out of the truck, his foot slipped off the step and he twisted his ankle.
Employee stated that while dismounting the loader, his foot slipped off the step and he fell approx. 5' to the ground.
Employee stated that while dismounting the slate truck, his foot slipped from the bottom step, injuring his shoulder.
Walking around miner slipped and fell caught his fall with his hand.
While cleaning off the top of the continuous miner, slipped and fell off, twisting his right ankle.
EE was on a ladder while building a stopping. The stopping started to fall, so he jumped off the ladder and landed on the ground straining his lower back.
While loading supplies, slipped and fell backwards into the supply car.
EE stated that while working on the belts, he stepped in mud and twisted his leg.
Employee stated that while getting off of his ride, he twisted around and injured his back.
EE stated that while dismounting the rock truck, he lost his grip on the hand rail and fell approx 14' from the top step.
While loading belt structure, twisted around and twisted his knee.
Employee was walking down a slight degree slope after it had been raining while carrying a tool bag that weighed about 10 lbs. He slipped on mud and twisted while trying to catch himself to keep from falling.
EE stated that while loading timbers onto a scoop, he tripped and fell. The timber landed on his arm.
Employee stated that while dismounting a dozer, he slipped and fell from the dozer track to the ground. (started missing work on 6-13-09)
Employee stated that while walking on the section he stepped in mud and twisted his knee. Started missing work on 7/14/09
EE stated that while pulling a miner cable he slipped and twisted his knee.
Employee was working on an engine installation for a Highwall Miner Generator Set. We suspect he inadvertently hit the door release button with his leg or foot and fell to the ground. He possibly has a broken left wrist and right shoulder.
After putting antifreeze in the coal truck, he slipped while dismounting and fell approx 3' to the ground.
Employee stated that while standing on a ladder installing doors, he fell from the ladder and struck his arm on the door.
EE fell against shuttle care and broke his right hand.
While wiring up pig tale on truck, stepping down off the truck he slipped and fell and hit head on fender.
Employee stated that while dismounting a D10 dozer he slipped and twisted his knee and ankle.
Slipped and fell
EE stated that while walking across the section he stepped on a rock and slipped and fell to the ground injuring his ribs and rght side.
Slipped in the mud and broke right ankle.
While playing around with EE and mine foreman grabbed him around the neck and they fell into a refrigerator in the mine office injury his head and neck.
Was raising hood on truck, and hand slipped off and he fell backwards.
The ee was working on a tailgate of a truck and slipped.
Employee stated that he stepped off of a battery box, twisted around and injured his lower back.
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL INJURING THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
Employee states that while changing bits on the miner he tripped over a bucket of bits that were setting on the mine floor.
EE STATED THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING THE FORKLIFT HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND. (EE CONT'D WORKING DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 2/7/05.
Employee stated that while backing the roof bolter out of the No. 1 entry, he slipped on a rock and fell, landing on his right knee.
EE STATED THAT HE TRIPPED OVER THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE & INJURED HIS LEFT LEG
CARRYING GLUE AND STEPPED ON A SLICK ROCK & FELL. HURT LOWER BACK & RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK FILLING UP A WATER TANK WHEN AN AIR POCKET SURGED IN THE HOSE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS HANGING BELT CHAIN'S AND FOOT TWISTED AND SPRAINED LEFT KNEE.