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EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE MANCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING HIS FOOTING INJURY INVOLVED FIRST AID (ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS APPLIED TO LEFT ANKLE.
54736YEE WAS CLEANING UP ON SCALPING SCREEN FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL AS HE STEPPED TWISTED AROUND HE STRAINED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A CHRONIC BACK CONDITION
THE EE STATES HE WAS WELDING ON THE STACKING CONVEYOR, WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON THE WALKWAY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED THUS CAUSING ONE FOOT TO DROP LOWER THAN THE OTHER, THUS RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
THE OPERATOR WA STEPPING OFF THE DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK JAMMING HIS SELF-RESCUER INTO HIS LOWER SPINE.A HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE STEP GREATLY CONTRIB UTED TO THE SLIP.
I.NAME WORKS AS HEAD BLASTER UNDERGROUND AND WAS BACK AT FACE LOADING DRILLED HOLES WITH ANFO.MOVING TO ANOTHER HOLE,TRIPPED OVER LOOSE ROCK.FELL BACKWARDS AND PUT OUT LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL. LEFT THUMB OVEREXTENDED CAUSING SPRAIN.
EMPL LOADING FLATBED TRAILER WITH 50 LB BAGS OF LIMESTONE ON PALLETS.GOT ON TOP OF ONE TO RESTACK SOME BAGS WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF.WHEN HE FINISHED STACKING BAGS HE JUMPED TO TRAILER FLOOR-3'-A ND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPL PUSHING HA3DTRUCK LOADED WITH 10 50LB BAGS PULVERIZED LIMESTONE INTO TRUCK.EMPL CROSSED OVER DOCK PLATE AND WENT 5' INTO TRUCK.EMPL STOPPED HAND TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL.HAND TRUCK DIDNT FA LL ON EMPL FLOO9 WAS CLEAN AND DY AS WERE EMPL SHOES.EMPL WAS WORKING AT UNSAFE SPEED.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS A SMALL FUEL SPILL. THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED ON THE SPILL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE EE STATES H9 WAS WASHING A HAUL TRUCK WITH A CLEANING HOSE. AS THE EE STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK HE LANDED ON THE HOSE & SIMUTANEOUSLY HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE FLOOR THUS TWIST ING HIS ANKLE. 3
EE WAS ON TOP OF A BULK LIMESTONE TRUCK. EE WAS GOING TO PUT HOSE IN ONE OF THE TRUCK TOP HATCHES FOR LOADING WITH #7 PRODUCT. EE REACHED FOR THE HOSE BUT LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED OFF THE T OP OF THE TRUCK. EE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 12 1/2\ TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS FEET & FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EXITING LUNCHROOM,FALL TO FLOOR SEVERELY TWISTING LEFT ANKLE,POSS.STEPPED ON UNEVEN PLACE IN MINE FLOOR,HAS ONE EIGHT INCH STEP DOWN.HOWEVER,EMPLCLAIMS ALREADY STEPPED DOWN BEFORE HE FELL.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM THE SIZING SCREEN ON THE NEW SIDE SILOS SLIPPED ON A LADDER RUNG CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO INJURE BACK
TURNED LFT ANKLE WALKING DOWN THROUGH TUNNEL UNDR CRUSHER ON 11TH EAST WAS WITH MINE SUPT BUT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO HIM ABOUT IT TOLD FOREMAN THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WENT TO THE DR 6 DAYS LATRER DR LAID HIM OFF U NTIL 06 24 83 SPRAINED ANKLE
EMP FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE WHEN STEPPING OFF A WATER TRUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION EMP EXPECTED TO BE OFF 5 TO 6 WEEKS
WORKING ON 12\ LADDER LOADING DRILLED HOLE WITH A CHARGE WHEN WATER STARTED TO SPEW OUT OF HOLE.EMPL TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM WATER.TRIED TO MOVE LADDER AND FELL 6-7\.WATER WAS PRESENT DUE TO DU ST CONTROL EQUIP.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ONTO SEAT OF QUARRY DRILL WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND SLIPPED ON A HAND HOLD AND HE FALL APPROX 2 1/2 FEET TO THE GROUND
INJURED WAS PORING OIL INTO DART ENGINE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 4 FT SKINNING HIS RIGHT LEG AND CUTTING RIGHT HAND. INJURED RETURNED TO WORK LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSP ITAL AND FOUND HE HAD A BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL IN RIGHT LEG.