walking from office to pit mouth. walked down hill got on flat at bottom slipped on snow and ice causing him to fall hitting his head, back and right side of body.
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Showing all 8EE was carrying a piece of 48" belt structure off belt line to track when he fell on a piece of structure he was carrying.
EE was walking down to mantrip, slipped, caught himself with right foot when he slipped and sprained ankle.
Light went out. Sent to get new light from foreman & fell in hole.
Contractor stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle when walking across L.O.C.
EE was throwing salt into the bed of his trailer. EE was inside of salt building getting salt out of the barrel, turned to throw the salt and stepped on loose salt on the floor. Foot slipped and EE tore a muscle in his lower back.
Walking to truck, slipped & fell in mud. Bruised ribs. Went home, changed clothes & came back to work. Hauled 2 loads of coal, complained about ribs hurting. Went to United Hospital Center & got doctor's excuse to take rest of day off work. Called in next day & said he was too sore to work. Returned to work next day.
It is beleived that employee had a seizure, fell and struck the back of his head on 3" gravel. Doctors excuse ran from 6/25/08 thru 6/27/08. He was not allowed to return to work until 7/1/08 pending a drug test and results by orders of company official.