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While cleaning around the bucket elevator, employee tried to step back, when employees leg slipped, and EE felt a pop in their left knee.
Employee was performing the pre-operational inspection of the Komatsu 155AX dozer. Employee's foot got caught in the tracks of the dozer causing EE to fall off the tracks and fracturing their ankle.
Employee was walking to get the dry plant sample, tripped and fell and hit elbow and was in moderate pain, didn't need medical assistance at that point. On 6/1, after sleeping, employee complained of swelling and pain, medical treatment with orthopedic follow-up to evaluate shoulder sprain or possible rotator cuff injury. Not permitted to return to work until 6/5.
Employee 1 (E1) attempted to separate two employees that were in a confrontation, E1 fell down the steps of the E-House injuring EE's ankle. E1 declined medical treatment. On April 21, E1 was unable to put on EE's work boots due to swelling and requested medical treatment. Injury was diagnosed as a broken ankle.
Employee was on SafeRacks opening and closing hatches during rain. Employee got on top of a box truck to close a box lid and slipped causing rib/stomach pain.
EE slipped on a water bottle and dislocated thumb when trying to catch themselves.
Employee was loading trucks in the silos and caught the toe of EE's shoe and sprained EE's knee.
EE was walking and turned back to talk to another employee and tripped over forks of forklift using hand to catch fall. Wrist was not broken just had splint put on the sprained wrist.
Employee had worked night shift. Had already clocked out and was about to head home when employee stopped into building by parking area to grab a burrito. Employee tripped on flat ground and fell into the stairs. Catching forehead on step, and cracking bone in left wrist while bracing for fall.
Employee was walking down a stairway, tripped and fell, spraining right knee. Took employee to ER. Some swelling, no damage to knee other than sprain. Put knee in brace. Use crutches as needed. Stairs were clean and dry. No obstructions, well lighted.
EE attempted to mount the water truck & failed to obtain 3 points of contact. EE placed right hand on the handrail, then attempted to place right foot onto the lowest rung of the ladder. EE's foot missed the ladder rung causing EE's body to fall forward swinging to the left. EE struck left ear causing a laceration resulting in 25 stitches.