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Maintenance Mechanic was descending steps when they slipped and broke Fibula in Right Leg.
Electrical employee was walking out of Water Plant building and slipped on wet surface causing left leg injury.
While carrying elevator bucket, Maintenance employee slipped and fell at same level and suffered knee injury
No curbs on the exit lane to align tractor-trailers to the overhead safety cage. Driver pulled under the safety cage at a slight angle and the safety cage would not lower all the way down onto the tanker because of the adjustment chains. Driver stepped onto the top of the tanker and lost footing and fell between the safety cage and the tanker landing on the ground below.
Employee states EE tripped over fire extinguisher & fell onto a pallet that was on the ground, fell onto EE's side.
Employee was descending a step ladder at the Secondary Crusher area and lost footing and fell approximately 2' and landed on Left side injuring Left wrist.
Employee completed closing air valve and turned to walk away and twisted EE's Left Ankle.
Employee was walking from office to the parking area - one part of concrete slab is raised appx. 1 inch across . Employee tripped on the raised edge and fell to the ground causing a left small finger middle phalanx fracture
Walking on the concrete to get a loader, slick from mud and rain, employee slipped but did not fall. Strained lumbar region.
Employee slipped and strained knee.
Tripped over cord while performing housekeeping tasks.
Employee was pushing a wheelbarrow across the floor when employee lost employee's balance and fell resulting in a dislocated right knee.
Tripped over drain line, sprained ankle. Injury occurred on 4/28 and was classified as first aid. Pain returned and was referred to physical therapy on 10/31/16 resulting in reclassifying to reportable on 10/31/16.
Climbing down from front end loader
As ee exited the loader when he put his weight onto the ground with his right leg his knee gave out. This injury did not become reportable until 06/21/2013.
Employee was walking on catwalk and tripped on a piece of plywood causing his right shoulder to come in contact with a concrete block wall.
EE was operating a stand behind Skag Mower when he went to push a branch out of his way. At this point he steered the mower sharper to the left than he meant to. He thought the section he was standing on was going to move in such a way that would twist his ankle so he got off to stop mower. When he his foot contacted the ground he tore ligaments in his ankle.
AMEC's subcontractor' s (BWSC) EE fell down and broke his ankle. The fall caused the injury to his ankle. He was taken to hospital where the ankle was determined broken.
Stepped back into small hole on Shaker Screen and twisted Left Ankle.
EE was climbing down a ladder on a rail car to get the brake. He missed the bottom step with his right foot and landed hard on the ground. EE tore the meniscus in his left knee. EE was not given restricted duty until 5/19/2010.
EE was about to walk down a flight of stairs in the preheater tower when his face shield (which was flipped up in a position parallel to the floor) caught on something. He slipped down several stairs, caught himself by getting his arm around the handrail. He strained his bicep muscle on right arm and had restrictions for several days.
Employee was repairing water line on the south part of the property. Employee took short cut through ditch line, on state property, when repairs were finished. While descending embankment in ditch, employee loosened material and fell causing him to fracture his lower left leg. The ditch separates mine property and state property.