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Employee fell off of the dozer causing EE brake EE's left collar bone
Slipped on icy road
Employees walking down a slope and misstep causing them to fall and tear their ACL and fracture their tibia.
The employee was doing a pre-operation inspection when the employee was filling the coolant of the 16 m blade. Employee bent down to open the engine compartment and woke up on the ground, walked to truck and called for help.
An employee was walking to the mobile shop from the parked loader, when EE slid on some mud and fell. As EE tried to get out of the mud, EE's boots became stuck into the mud. Employee lifted right leg, felt a pop in the right knee, and fell to the ground.
Employee was training as a bulk loader with another employee. EE was attempting to close a railcar gate which is underneath the railcar. As EE pulled on the metal bar used to close the gate, the bar broke loose. Subsequently, EE stumbled backwards making contact with the corner of an adjacent railcar with the upper left portion of EE's back/shoulder area.
An Operator was on top of a grate cleaning a crude bin when EE's foot was caught in the grate. EE's knee gave out and EE fell onto the grate spraining their knee and shoulder.
Employee was walking away from the scraper, slipped on snow causing their right leg and knee to buckle.
Dozer operator was climbing out of the #121 dozer to go inform maintenance that the #126 dozer was defective. While descending from the equipment, the leg slipped on the ice/snow that had built up on the deck and the employee landed on the tracks. This resulted in a shoulder sprain.
Employee was walking across a road with ice and snow on it and feet slipped out from under them. They hit an elbow and jarred a shoulder.
Employee was shutting down the rear engine on the scraper. Employee lost footing when climbing down and could not regain control. Employee fell, pulling a muscle in right shoulder.
Employee pushed open a door to go to the locker room at the end of the shift. The kick plate on the door pulled loose and got wedged in the door way. The employee walked through the door and tripped over the kick plate stuck in the door way.
Employee walked into the maint shop with muddy shoes and slipped and hurt knee. Could not walk on it after it happened. EE was seen by a Dr. and possible torn ligaments.
Fuel delivery driver was climbing down a ladder and slipped and jumped down off the bumper of the trailer injuring their mid back section.
Employee walking in deep snow and hyperextended knee. Employee was examined by a dr. on 1-17-17 and was placed on restrictions.
Employee was climbing a fixed ladder and foot slipped off the fourth ground causing ee to fall 10ft.
Pregnant employee missed a step and fell hitting the top of her belly. She was taken into the ER just as a precaution because she was pregnant and they decided to keep her overnight because she is a high risk pregnancy. She was released the next day.
While employee was stepping from a platform to load a truck his right foot slipped off the side of the truck causing his right arm come in contact with a guard rail. This caused a contusion on the elbow area and the employee was suffering from pain.
Employee was exiting water truck and slipped off of step. Employee landed on one foot and fractured leg.
EE was retrieving parts for maintenance repair and was traveling down steps when he twisted his knee. We took EE to the hospital where doctors found no injury and released EE for restricted duty and scheduled a follow up appointment in 1 week.
EE was stepping to the ground from the loader. EE had one foot on the ladder and one foot on the ground. His leg gave away causing him to fall on his buttock bruising his tail bone. The doctor wanted him to take 24 hours off of work.
EE was in the field shop breakroom and slipped and twisted his knee and it popped. Went to the Dr. the next day and told him he needed an MRI and put on restrictions.
EE was going down to the car puller to unhook the winch and while doing so he rolled his ankle. EE went to the ER and they put him in an air cast and no restrictions, this constituting in an MSHA reportable accident.
Employee stated that he stepped backwards to the right side at the same time when he twisted his right ankle.
EE was climbing down the excavator and slipped. He worked until 6/29 and said he was having pain. Doctor put EE on restrictions of no lifting more than 10 pounds on 6/29 thus constituting MSHA reportability.
While walking up to the grizzly screen to fix a light fixture he slipped and his foot went through a hole. When EE landed his elbow hit a chuck of clay and that drove his shoulder up and started giving him pain in his shoulder. Doctor put him on restrictions affecting his regular job duties that include being an electrician, this constituting an MSHA reportable.
EE was starting up the rear motor on a scraper when he started to slip. He reached out to catch himself with his free hand and hit the radiator guard. He was put on restrictions thus constituting MSHA reportability.
Employee was climbing a ladder to an elevated platform, he missed a step and hit his right knee. This resulted in four stitches.
Did not watch where he was stepping off the truck.
EE was climbing down scraper and fell approximately 4 feet and landed on left shoulder. EE was put on restrictions thus constituting MSHA reportability.
Worker was working on 20% slope metal roof patching small vent holes, the worker was not tied off and was moving material and tools into the work area from access point. In Transit a 30" section of roofing gave way and worker fell through the roof, 14 feet into the building, striking some conduit on the way down, causing a laceration to his left knee.
An employee was climbing an extension ladder, when the ladder lost it's footing and slid to the ground with the employee landing on his right ankle, causing a bad sprain.
EE was walking out to his pickup to get something. He stepped off the side walk towards his pickup when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to land on his buttocks and jarring his back.
EE was walking from the packaging building to the main building when he proceeded up some stairs slipping on some bentonite. When he slipped he reached out and grabbed the handrail and tore his bicep from the shoulder resulting in a injury.
Operator was climbing around the back of a tractor to change a cab light when he slipped and fell 5 ft to the ground. He landed on his feet but put his right hand down to catch himself injuring his shoulder.
The employee was exiting the lunch shack after putting his lunch box in the lunch room. He tripped on the top step twisting and bumping his left knee.
Employee reported that his foot slipped off a rung of a fixed ladder while he was carrying a sample jar causing him to fall about 7 or 8 feet to the ground landing on his feet and legs first then falling on his back.
Employee was removing an old hooder above a box car and realized he was tied off to the hooder when it broke free knocking him off the top and sending him to the ground. He was able to disconect before he hit the ground. He sustained damage to his pelvis, right shoulder and left knee. No surgery or bracing of any kind was needed.
Employee was throwing bags on the bag line. Two bags were sewn together, so employee grabbed them and then hurried back to the conveyor to grab the next bag, got his foot stuck under the spring board and tripped and landed on his right knee. (Restriction caused incident to be MSHA reportable) )
EE working on bagline when he tripped over the springboard and fell down. He rolled his left ankle. EE was given soft ankle splint, as means of immobilizing, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
EE was going ladder on trackmobile, foot slipped, lost footing and fell. Shoulder popped, it was stiff and sore, but no medical treatment. In 1/2009 EE went to DR and Negative MRI showed inflamation and physical therapy was ordered. Date I was advised was 1/7/09.
Greasing the loader and when done was climbing back in to loader up the stairs. Grease was on the sole of my boots and I slipped on the top step of loader and was holding the handrail when I fell. Felt something pull in shoulder.
An employee was cleaning the pan conveyor when the clay shifted under his feet causing him to fall first onto the pan conveyor, hurting his back and he said he did this x3.
while closing the box car door worker slipped on some mud and lost hold of cheater bar. Cheater bar came back and hit employee in the elbow causing a laceration that required 3 stitches
As EE was completing his pre-shift equipment safety check (Scraper) he stepped down from the machine and twisted his ankle on uneven ground. This caused him to fall and he broke a cap and a piece of tooth, requiring dental repair, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
While stepping off working platform at coal pulverizing feeder, EE missed top rung with foot sudden drop and catching himself from falling-jarred lower back. He missed 2 days of work and sought chiropractic care thus constituting MSHA reportability. MIssed 5/12 and 5/13, not scheduled 5/14, returned 5/15 w/o restrictions
After rainstorm he stepped out of loader to wash windsheild and slipped off of the fender and fell to the ground.
Waking down incline of pit floor, he slipped and fell forward into the pit.
Walking to front end loader on snow packed area after a rain when he slipped on the ice and fell.
EE was barring a chunk of frozen mtrl at tailsection of feed conveyor. Material came loose and he lost balance, and fell approx. 2 ft to ground, spraining right ankle. He missed work next day 2/1, thus constituting MSHA reportability. Not scheduled to work on 2/2. Return to work w/0 any restriction 2/5/07.