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EE stepped out of the water truck EE was operating & foot slipped causing EE to fall forward. EE caught self on the ground with right hand and sprained right wrist.
Employee was carrying food into the mine office to heat. EE lost balance, stumbled and fell backwards. EE stepped on a water hose lying on floor of porch. EE fell onto a mantrip parked on porch then onto the floor. EE complained of right shoulder pain. EE was treated by MET-M then transported by ambulance to hospital.
Victim had stepped onto the top of a truck tire to gain access to the engine compartment. EE's foot slipped as EE was getting down and EE injured wrist when catching themself. Incurred fractured/dislocated left wrist.
Employee was cutting trees, and fell while walking around the hill to next tree to cut, cutting arm.
The employee was dismounting the fork lift which is used to move and position the highwall miner cars when EE's foot slipped and EE dropped to the ground. EE landed on EE's right foot and immediately EE's right leg began to hurt mostly in the knee region,
Victim walked over a bank & picked up water hose. As EE was coming up the embankment another man opened the valve. The pressure caused the hose to jerk EE around and fell over the bank. Tore left bicep.
When descending ladder from loader employee sprained his right ankle when shifting weight to right foot as left foot left the last rung of the ladder.
Location: office area. He slipped and fell due to the ice and snow in the office area going out to get in his truck.
Climbing down from hauler, made it down to 3rd step of ladder & then fell to ground.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM LOADER - LEFT FOOT ON STEP AND WHEN STEPPING DOWN TO UNEVEN GROUND, FOOT WAS CAUGHT AT STEP AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHEN LOST BALANCE.
After working on fender lights of equipment, employee stepped from fender back onto deck, hitting and slightly cutting his face above the right eye. He then fell to the ground.
Employee stated he was cleaning windows on equipment and stepped back too far, fell to ground.
Sitting on ground, reached up with left arm to pull self up, lost balance fell with full weight on left shoulder. Completely dislocated left shoulder.
Ladder slipped and employee fell while fueling equipment.
Employee was climbing up the ladder of a 785 Hauler when the weld on the bottom three steps broke, causing him to lose his grip and fall to the ground. employee landed on his lower back.