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THE EE WAS MOVING A PUMP ON A BARGE AND AS HE TURNED AROUND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. REPORTED 10/23/97
ON 8-20 EE WAS WALKING AROUND AN ENGINE TO TIGHTEN AN AIR CLEANER WHEN HE STUMBLED. WHEN EE STUMBLED HE STUCK HIS RIGHT ARM OUT FOR BALANCE AND HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT ENGINE, BURNING HIS HAND. ON 8-25 EE SOUGHT MEDICAL.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED WELDING AT HOPPER UNDER PRIMARY FEEDER. WHILE EXITING HOPPER HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE COLLAPSED ON A RAMP LEADING TO A CRUSHER. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT EE MAY HAVE STEPPED ON AN OVAERSIZED ROCK, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMP WAS WALKING ON 12" PIPELINE TO AVOID WATER. SLIPPED, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. RESTRICTIONS FOR 1 WEEK.
DESCENDING EQUIPMENT.
EE WAS REPAIRING THE CLASSIFER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INSIDE HE STEPPED ON A PLASTIC NEOPRENE FLIGHT AND AS HE WAS WEARING RUBBER SAFETY BOOTS WHICH WERE WET, HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS LEFT CHEST AGAINST THE FLIGHT. X RAY OF RIBS WERE NEGATIVE. HE WAS PLACED ON LITE DUTY WORK FOR ONE DAY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE BACK OF A SCREEN. DECK AND SLIPPED, FALLING OVER THE HANDRAIL AND DOWN APPROX 30FEET TO THE GROUND.
WHILE WALKING NEAR LUBE TRUCK - SPECIFICALLY THE BED OF TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & HIT HIS HAND ON HOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPL STANDING ON A CRANE TRYING TO LINE UP HOLES TO PUT THE BOOM. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED THROWING EMPL OFF BALANCE. EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FALL SO JUMPED OFF CRANE LANDING ON FEET.
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE. REPORT FROM PHYSICIAN DATED 12-16, RECEIVED 12-30, REVEAL AN OBLIQUE FRACTURE OF THE THIRD METACARPAL OF HIS RIGHT HAND. N O OTHER INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO HIS SCHEDULED JOB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING FROM DREDGE OVER TO THE BARGE DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN THE DREDGE & BARGE. BEFORE HITTING THE WATER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF BARGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXISTING DRILL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL N HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON 9-5-91, SUPERINTENDENT LEARNED OF INCIDENT AND SENT IN REPORT TO MAIN OFFICE.
EMPL WALKING DOWN STEPS OF TOOL TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED.GRABBED THE CASING ON SIDE OF TRAILER AND CUT LIFT INDEX FINGER.INJURY REQ 7 STITCHES.AFTER TREATMENT EMPL RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT REST RICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO TURN ONT HE VALVE HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE TIRE ON A RADIAL STACKER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING PLANT TO MAKE SURE ALL CONVEYOR BELTS WERE RUNNING. BELT ON THE STACKER STARTED TO SLIP AND WHEN EMPLOYEE MOVED TO STOP THE PLANT HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE PLANT REPAIR CREW INSTALLING NEW SCREEN SHAKERS ON ONE OF THE PLANT TOWERS. WHILE WALKING ON THE WALKWAY ALONG SIDE OF THE SHAKER, HE FELL THROUGH A H OLE THAT WAS CUT OUT IN THE WALKWAY. HE FELL THROUGH APPROX. UP TO HIS SHOULDERS FRACTURING TWO RIBS. THE HOLES WERE CUT OUT TO GET TO THE UNDER SECTION OF THE SHAKERS FOR REMOVAL.
WALKING TO BATHOUSE MISSED STEP OVER SM DRAINAGE DITCH FELL CUT KNEE ON METAL WALKWAY.
INJ EMPL GETTING OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND STEPPED INTO SMALL HOLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.ANKLE BECAME SWOLLEN 3 DAYS LATER AND EMPL WENT TO COMPANY CLINIC.
FELL TO DECK.
WHILE HELPING REPAIR A POINT SHEAVE INJRUED MAN LOST HIS BALANCE & ALLOWED A CABLE HE WAS HOLDING TO STRIKE HIS KNEE CAUSING A MILD MEDIAL COLLATORAL SPRAINS
EMP WHILE PICKING UP SOME BLOCKING STEPED BACK AND LOST HIS BALANCE ON A R. R. TIE.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING STAIRS LEADING TO A RECLAIM TUNNEL HE WAS CARRING TOOLS IN ONE HAND & REACHING FOR HANDRAILING WITH THE OTHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE MISSED TH E HANDRAIL FALLING BACK TWISTIGN HIS BACK
EMPL WAS DESCENDING FROM CAB OF DRILL RIG WHEN HIS L FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS TO GROUND GROUND WAS UNEVEN AND HE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE UPON LANDING
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL AID UNTIL 6-28-88 INJURED WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FOOT LEVEL
USING A WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT UNDER HAMMERMILL SLIPPED ON SLOB AND SKINNED HIS KNEE WHEN HE LOADED ON IT NOTE ALL HE GOT WAS A SCRATCH ON HIS KNEE BUT ON 5-12-088 HE HAD TO GO TTO THE DOCTO RS WITH IT AND GET FLUID DRAINED OFF IT
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER LADDER TO GREASE WATER PUMP STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK TURNING RT ANKLE OVER THEN FALLING BACKWARD HITTING BACK ON LARGER ROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM AROUND A CONV HEAD SECTION JUST ABOVE THE PLANT FEEDER/HOPPER AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE MATERIAL HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED THEN FELL INTO THE EMPTY HOPPER THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE CLEANED THE AREA AFTER THE HOPPER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD OF THE OPENED AREA
EMPLOYEE PLACED3THE WRONG RAMP OVER AN OPENING TO GAIN ACCESS INTO AN OUT OF SERVICE KILN. THE RAMP FELL WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 AND FELL ON SOME GRADING WALKWAY CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
MOUNTING HAUL T9UCK,EMPL FELL FROM THE 1ST STEP FROM THE GROUND STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON GROUND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON WALKWAY STRIKING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE UPRIGHT PORTION OF HAND RAIL
EMPLOYEE FELL W2ILE ASCENDING THE STEPS OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK.
EMP WAS REPAIRI3G A DAMAGED CONVEYOR FRAME. HE WAS STANDING ON A CROSS MEMBER OF THE F RAME WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE HAND RAIL SECTION ON THE INSIDE OF THE CONVEYOR FRAME
HE FELL WHILE C2ECKING OIL ON FRONT END LOADER JINJURING HIS BACK.DIDNT REQ MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-10-86.CASE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AS JOB RELATED.THIS REPORT BEING SENT AS REC BIRM.
LUNCH BOX IN LE0T HAND REACHED WITH RT HAND FOR BACK OF OPERATORS SEAT HOOKS PULLED LOOSE AND BACK OF SEAT GAVE WAY SEAT MADE TO ADJUST FOR DRIVERS COMFORT NOT TO USE FOR SUPPORT IN GETTING F ROM CAB TO LADD9R HAND RAIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED HE FELL FROM CAB TO GROUND ONTO HIS RT SHOULDER BROKE COLLARBONE AND PUNCTURED LUNG STAYED IN HOSPITAL UNTIL 4 PM 5-12-86
CLIMBING DOWN F9OM GREASING, PLACED FOOT ON FRAME-WORK OF SCREEN - HIS FOOT SLIPPED & LOST BALANCE AND FELL. LEG WEDGED BETWEEN FRAME & WALL OF TOWER
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING 275 LOADER MISSED LAST STEP ON LADDER TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPL PERFORMING REG OIL AND GREASING DUTIES AT NORMAL SHUT DOWN PERIOD.AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND MOTOR ROOM OF DRAGLINE HE LOST HIS FOOTING.AS HE FELL TOWARDS WALL OF MOTOR ROOM LEFT ARM WENT THROUGH GLASS WINDOW.STITCHES WERE REQ.
ASCENDING STAIRWAY & STRUCK ARM AGAINST HANDRAIL WAS GOING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMERMILL.
PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER HAD CHOKED DOWN. INJURED WAS HELPING TO GET ROCK OUT OF FEEDER. HAMMERS WERE BEING USED TO BREAK UP LARGER STONE TO MOVE OUT OF FEEDER. HE PICKED UP STONE TO MOVE OUT OF FEEDER HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING THE STONE IN HIS HAND TO MASH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND
VANDALS HAD DAMAGED THE PRIMARY CRUSHER DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND IT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR REPAIR. THE INJURED WAS GOING BACK TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK TO GET A WRENCH WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WE T CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPORX. 4\ TO CONCRETE.
CUTTING CASTABLEOUT OF #1 KILN SQUARING HOLE TO POUR NEW CASTABLE IN.WHILE CUTTING OUT WITH JACKHAMMER,GOT OFF BALANCE CAUSING FALL AGAINST WALL PINNING FINGER IN BETWEEN JACKHAMMER AND WALL.
STEPPED OFF DOZER BOOM ARM WHILE GREASING AND MISJUDGED DISTANCE TO GROUND (APPROXIMATELY 2 FT.). STEPPED ONTO GROUND IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND KNEE BUCKLED UNDER HIM. MICRO-SURGERY WAS PERFORM ED FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR IN LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AIR LINES FROM THE TRACTOR CAB. AS HE CLIMBED ON TO THE FRAME OF THE TRACOTR HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE SHOP FLOOR. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT LEG CAUGHT ON THE BOLT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP.
REPLACING SHAKER SCREENS DROPPED SCREEN WEDGE.WEDGE FELL TO WALKING PLATFORM BELOW.CLIMBED DOWN OFF SHAKER TO PICK IT UP,LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED HITTING TAIL BONE ON WATER LINE GATE VALVE.
HE WAS UNCLOGGING A MATERIAL CHUTE IN THE PLANT AREA. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF THE CONVEYOR HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. THREE FEET. AT THAT POINT HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT U NDERARM ON THE SKIRT BOARD SECTION OF THE CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO HAUL UNIT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER, EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND USING LEFT ARM TO BRACE, RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISEMBARKING FROM 245 SHOVEL AFTER FUELING FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN FALL LUMBAR SPRAIN