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Employee was walking through the clinker storage shed and while doing so walked across a spot of unlevel ground and slipped on some loose clinker, folding EE's right ankle underneath EE and landing on EE's right shoulder causing pain to both the ankle and shoulder. EE's right fibula was fractured.
Employee was repairing rotary feeders that were out of service and while inspecting the system EE stepped backwards and stepped off a small elevated work platform. When EE stepped backwards and felt self lose EE's balance EE reached EE's right arm out to brace self on a handrail and this is when EE felt discomfort in EE's right shoulder.
On 1/5/22 employee missed step while travelling down flight of stairs and landed awkwardly on left knee. The incident was treated as a first aid at that time. After several days the employee said that the knee was continuing to hurt so the local clinic ordered an MRI to be taken. On 1/27/22 it was determined that the employee had a tear in the meniscus thus making this an MTI.
Employee was working in the area around the plant level box. While working EE went to cross over an air slide. While in the process of crossing over the air slide the employee fell landing on their right shoulder.
Employee was descending HAC (high altitude conveyor) belt and lost footing and lunged forward and felt pain in right shoulder. Employee sought medical treatment on 4/29/2020 and MRI showed tear of right pectoral muscle. Employee out for corrective surgery on 5/1/2020.
A Transport owner/operator truck driver was on site to be loaded with cement when the driver fell while entering the cab of truck. Driver sustained a fractured wrist.
Employee, working on deck of mobile crane, misstepped and fell from deck of mobile crane falling 70 inches landing on ground at base of crane. Employee has been trained on MSHA fall protection requirement and site specific training but chose not to wear fall protection.
Injured was pulling the slack out of load tarp, and when injured stepped backward off of the end of trailer injured was wearing fall protection - when harness stopped injured this caused left foot to contact ground (or weight caused toe to break)
Injured was walking down the steps from control. Close to bottom of the steps his foot slipped and he injured his right ankle. After treatment, the injury was diagnosed as broken fibula at ankle.
While walking down a slight incline in the clinker shed, a Production employee slipped and fell backwards. As he fell, he bruised his wrist when he landed on it while attempting to catch himself. Wrist is bruised. Doctor prescribed ibuprofen and work restriction to not lift heavy objects for 1 wk.
Employee was descending steps from the new heat exchanger system and when they stepped on the landing they felt a pain in the right knee. Employee sought medical treatment on 7/20/2015 and was prescribed pain and steroid medication.
Injured was throwing a piece of steel cable into scrap bin. He stepped on uneven ground and twisted his ankle. Injured sought meduical treatment on 4/9/2015.
Injured was walking, blacked out and fell to the concrete. Injured sustained lacerations to area above left eye. This required sutures
Injured was exiting the pack house silos on the south side. His left foot did not clear the concrete blocks (used to stop water from entering these silos) and he fell to the ground injuring his left knee (torn ligament)
Injured was using an air lance to clean a plugged chute. He was standing on an 10" high platform. When the air lance broke free, injured lost his balance, fell backward and his left elbow contacted a handrail Injured did NOT seek medical treatment until 11/19/2012
Injured was installing a cover on a roller mill roll. The method used was putting eyebolt into cover and lowering in place. The eyebolt broke, and while attempting to remove himself from the area, injured twisted his knee.
EE was installing a machine guard approx. 75 lbs. on a piece of Eq. on 4/12/11. EE's feet slipped on a hill of dust and he overextended his shoulder.Due to continued pain on 4/25/11 company made a Dr. appt. for him the EE RTW the next day. EE also received 2 Rx's and was waiting on X-rays when we met with him on 4/27/11 for the incident investigation. (See attachment)
Injured was trying to move a pallet and his feet got tangled in the plastic wrap at the bottom of pallet. Injured fell and hit left elbow Note: Injured did not seek medical treatment until 4/25/2011.