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Employee was walking behind a refuge chamber in a stope to use the restroom when EE tripped on a piece of screen that was laying on the ground. The area was flat in nature and employee slipped on screen injuring their right leg.
A mechanic was entering the cab of 8172 drill when they lost their footing. When they lost their footing, they grabbed the rail inside of the cab, causing a shoulder strain.
An electrician working in the area of West A feeder belt passed a barricade when walking down the catwalk, and fell through to the ground below. The area had previously been barricaded off due to unstable catwalk platforms that needed to be replaced/fixed.
Miner was walking around cleaning the drill with a pressure sprayer wand, when miner fell, in doing so it caused the wand to rotate back to miner's face. The water stream cut a small laceration above miner's eye that required two stitches to close.
The employee was standing on a railing to unclog a discharge line, when EE lost EE's balance and stepped down hard on EE's left heel causing a fracture to EE's heel.
Employee was stepping down off of a bolter onto a set of mobile stairs when left foot slipped out from under employee causing employee to twist Right knee. Employee sustained a sprain to MCL/possible medial meniscal tear.
The employee was carrying empty boxes from the powder magazine when the employee dropped one of the boxes, causing employee to trip over the box. Employee fell on outstretched arm. The employee sustained a strain to left wrist and was placed in an immobilizer splint.
The employee was walking down a set of steps into the PM rack when EE slipped and fell. The EE caught self with right arm causing an injury to EE's right shoulder.
EE was walking to the cage to exit the mine when right boot kicked left boot causing them to fall. The EE struck left knee on the ground and sustained trauma with effusion to left knee as a result.
The employee was exiting the haul truck when they jumped off the ladder skipping the last step. The employee rolled an ankle when they landed on the ground.
Employee was walking on a freshly graded road in 29S-6A, up to the face, when left heel slipped in the gravel causing employee to lose balance. While attempting to catch self, employee hyperextended L knee, causing a sprain.
The employee was exiting a kubota side by side ATV when EE's right foot slipped on the wet/uneven ground, causing EE's right ankle to roll. The employee sustained a sprain to EE's right ankle.
Miner was in the process of scaling down the loose ground on the rib, as EE moved to avoid falling materials EE twisted left knee.
Operator was hooking up a water hose to the Sandvik DD311 drill, when EE turned to return to the drill after turning the water on, EE tripped over something. EE caught self on outstretched hands, receiving a laceration to the palm of EE's right hand.
EE was in the powder mag loading stick powder onto the blasting rig when ee tripped on the banding of an empty pallet near the pallet of stick powder ee was loading from. EE fell, causing ee to roll R ankle. Employee continued to work through shift, telling supervisor at the end of shift and requesting to see Occupational Nurse.
At Approximately 2:10 A.M. a miner was loading roof bolts into the back of a tractor. The stack began to fall against the miner's legs pushing miner to the ground and on the way down miner struck face on the back of the tractor. Originally, treated as a first aid, but later diagnosed with a concussion.
10/11/2018, an operator tripped and suffered a fracture to left ankle. The operator was working in the 261-17 area nipping steel with another operator. They were walking a piece of screen through the stope to load onto a flatbed truck with one individual walking backwards. The individual that was walking backwards tripped over loose rock causing individual to fall.
employee was walking back to the rig when they tripped on a rock, causing them to fall, and land on their right arm, c/o R shoulder pain.
Mechanic in UG shop was assisting employee reversing mobile equipment when mechanic slipped and fell approximately 4 feet injuring R knee.
17% decline worker was walking down ramp to get a bar. Slipped and lost footing, fell to knees. Right knee landed on sharp rock, cutting the knee.
Ee was walking underground and felt a pop in R knee and had immediate pain. *Injury did not become reportable until 7/9/15.
Operator went to step over the slide of the drill and his foot got caught under slide causing him to fall injuring his elbow.
Employee stepped on a rock and it rolled out from under his feet causing him to fall down spraining his knee
Employee was in process of taking down a booster fan when he slipped and fell approx. 20 ft. His tie off point wasn't secure and didnt hold.
Operator was dismounting drill when he slipped and fell hitting his back against the drill.
Miner was standing on an A frame ladder to remove a hose from a loader when he fell.
Miner tripped over a bull hose; fell and struck rock with left hand causing a laceration.
Walking when he slipped on loose rocks, reached out to catch himself when he cut his hand on the rib of the mine.
Mine was stepping down from loader when he twisted his ankle
Miner was stepping down from a mechanical scaler. When his left foot touched the ground he twisted his ankle.
Employee jumped down from a haul truck injuring his right knee.
Miner was leaning over to get into skid steer when he hit his head against the frame of the skid steer injuring his neck.
Miner was walking in the 7-W area when he tripped over a rock and fell. Case was first aid initially, but became reportable on 11/14/2012.
Miner was walking up stairs when he felt a pop in his knee.
Employee was walking down the hill from the change house when he tripped and fell.
Miner when stepping off a DUX truck in shop area felt right knee pop
Miner was exiting the cab of a claw machine when he lost his footing causing him to twist his ankle.
Miner tripped and fell. When he tried to catch himself with his hand, his thumb was bent backward.
After tagging in underground, miner turned to walk away when he tripped over a cooler/lunch container.
Employee was walking in gravel when he slipped and fell into a MCC hitting his right shoulder.
Miner was climbing off of a claw machine when he slipped in diesel oil injuring his left knee.
Walking in heading area when he twisted his ankle.
Employee was tightening a hydralic hose leak with a wrench. The wrench slipped off of the connector and the employee fell backwards. He tried to catch himself but his left hand fell onto a rock.
Employee slipped and fell from blasting rig, injuring his ankle and tail bone.
Employee fell 4 ft from ladder when it shifted, while he was climbing it from shaft bottom back into the skip.