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Oversize Stone at base of stockpile
The employee was washing under the low washer stepped over a pipe and slipped on wet ground falling on left side.
The employee was working in the locked out clarifier when the employee slipped and struck their back on the rake. The employee initially thought they were okay. We recorded the fall. The next workday the employee said their back hurt and the employee went to the clinic and was told they had strained back.
EE was exsiting excavator and jumped off the last step twisting an ankle on a rock.
EE was cleaning material off of the conveyor. EE used a pipe wrench to turn the pulley. EE lost EE's balance and tripped and fell on the conveyor. EE cut EE's leg and was treated with 1st Aid. EE later complained of leg hurting and was taken to the clinic and left leg treated for a laceration. EE was given antibiotics and light duty.
The miner was dismounting a 400D John Deere Haul truck, when he caught his left foot on the top step. He did have ahold of the hand rail and was going down backward. He lost his footing and fell 6 feet to the ground landing on his back. He hit his right arm on a hydraulic cylinder, breaking his arm just above the wrist. There were no other injuries.