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Employee was walking and twisted ankle.
Employee was Pulling drip line on pad 4 rehandle. Coupler gave out causing employee to fall backwards. During fall employee twisted left knee and was not able to put full weight on that leg after fall.
Stepped off of a Track Dozer while the dozer was on a tow haul trailer and missed stepping on the trailer and falling to the ground
Employee was walking slope on a leach pad and plumbing solution pipes. While walking on the slope the material was wet and caused the employee to slide and then tumble down the slope. The employee had a strained neck and right ankle due to the incident. The Doctor recommended that the employee take three days off of work.
Employee was opening a valve, and the valve lever broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee was seen at Aspen quick care in Spring Creek, NV. X-Rays revealed that the employee had a fractured coccyx. the employee was released to full duty and will return to work on next scheduled shift, June 15th.
Employee was dismounting a track dozer and tripped forward and felt the knee pop and was taken to Hospital in Ely, NV. Xray performed with negative findings and released to full duty with. Followed up with Ortho and MRI was completed on 04/23/2024. MRI results read on 04/24/2024 with the ACL and meniscus was damaged. Released to restricted duty on.
Preparing and setting up a vac truck to preform work.
Walking around equipment and slipped on frozen ground
Operator was dismounting water truck when EE missed the last step and sprained knee when EE's foot hit the ground hard.
Employee fell during a line out meeting and broke a front tooth.
Surveyor was walking across uneven ground and twisted a knee.
While walking down hill to a drill site being constructed employee twisted right ankle.
Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.
Exiting locker connex, employee stepped into a small hole, rolling their left ankle.
Drill pattern had been filled in had a snow event. Snow covered a dip where employee could not see a hole stepped in it and fell injuring right ankle.
Employee was exiting van when they slipped on running board and fell to ground. Injured their right leg, resulting in fractures to the right leg.
Supervisor dropped employee off at the pad to run dozer. Employee walked toward dozer when employee felt their feet slip on the snow pack and fell twisting ankle. Initial trip to hospital showed no break, employee returned to doctor due to pain in ankle and the stress fracture was found on Feb 19, 2019
Contractor was walking through hallway located in the warehouse facilities when they fell to the floor. There is a small transitional ramp in the area that may have caused them to tumble.
Operator was walking to equipment from van on ready line and slipped injuring their left wrist. Weather conditions were snow packed and icy from haul trucks staging between shifts.
Unrolling plastic liner material, employees right foot slipped in front of the roll of material and ee twisted ankle.
While employee was dismounting dozer 401 at the end of shift, employee missed the hand rail with left hand resulting in employee falling approximately 6 feet to the ground. Employee was seen at the ER, x-ray was positive for a fracture.
Employee was changing a tail light on a Komatsu haul truck when EE was startled by a deflating tire. The employee dismounted the ladder quickly missing the last step resulting in a fractured right ankle.