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Employee was de-icing sidewalk flatfooted on both feet. EE slipped on ice and landed on EE's back. EE was wearing EE's hard hat and as EE fell the hard hat bill forced EE's head to go forward straining EE's neck.
Stepping off of ramp picking up air lance hose
As employee was completing their normal job duties, they were walking up the stairs and they lost their footing and at the same time their knee buckled and went backwards causing their knee to hyperextend back.
Employee was trying to get the Gypsum feeding unplugged on the bottom of Silo #17. EE was working from a small portable platform. As EE performed the task EE slipped and EE's mouth on the silo cone, causing EE to break EE's Left front tooth.
Employee was helping unchoke south side air slide at the packhouse. EE climbed up on the handrail to hit the side of the air slide box with hammer. The handrail broke causing employee to fall and catch self with right hand. Causing employee to tear/rupture the bicep.
Miner was walking by the bag house and slipped in the wet dust and twisted left ankle when trying to catch self. Weather was cold and wet.
Stepped off of ladder pulled knee
The injured employee was walking down the stairwell of the finish mill building when EE fell landing on their right hand.
Employee was descending staircase and tripped and fell down three subsequent steps landing on their knee. Knee sustained a sprain.
Employee was removing discharge head liner when the liner slid causing the employee to move and lose balance causing EE to fall over on left side. Employee received a laceration to left leg below the knee.