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ENTERING MILL CLIMBING IN MILL JUMPED FROM OPENING LANDED ON BAR FRACT L FOOT
CARRYING CENTRALIZER FOR FAN DRILL SLIPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIP
EE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DONW FROM CLOSING A VALVE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK INTO A GATE VALVE. FALL WAS UNTO THE SAME LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS JOB AT THE PELLET PLANT BUILDING, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL UNROLLING E-CORD DOWN MUCK PILE AT DRAW POINT OF DRIFT.WHILE UNROLLING CORD,SLIPPED ON MUCKPILE FORCING ROLL OF E.CORD HE WAS CARRYING UNDER HIS ARM INTO HIS SIDE HURTING HIS RIBS.RECD RX
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR BESIDE A MAGNETIC SEPARATOR MAGNET AS HE WAS STEPPING BACK FELL OVER A HEAVY MEDIA LINE AND HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A BUTTERFLY VALVE
EMPOYEE WAS REACHING FOR ALDDER WHILE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF SCISSOR LIFT MULE PLATFORM. HE POSITIONED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON 4X4 INCH BEAMS RESTING ON A STORAGE RACK. WHEN THE BEAMS GAVE WAY HE F ELL AGAINST THE CHAIN GUARD ON THE MULE PLATFORM BRUISED RIGHT RIBS. WHEN THE DR FOR OBSERVATION AND X RAY ALL NEGATIVE BUT RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.
EMPLOYEE WAS MA1PING AND SAMPLING THE GEOLOGY FROM ATOP A MUCKPILE,HE FELL UNTO THE MUCK PILE AFTER STUMBLING AND CUT HIS FOREARM ON A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN5ENTORING DRILL STEEL SECTIONS AND STEPPED BACKWARD TO AVOID A FORK LIFT TRUCK.UPON STEPPING BACKWARDS STUMBLED OVER SOME DRILL STEEL AND FELL UNTO HIS BACK. RECEIVED A PRESCRIP TION ONLY. 3
EMPL WASHING DO4N THE HYDRASTRIKE RAISE WHEN IT BEGAN TO RUN.EMPL TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY,SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HIP CAUSING SOME PAIN.RX ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON MAGNET BAY CRANE CHAIN & SLIPPED IN WET ORE MUCK ON THE FLOOR FELL TO THE SAME FLOOR LEVEL & WHEN GETTING UP FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING A WHEELBARROW LOAD OF ORE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE STEPPING 8OWN OFF SCOOPTRAM FRONT END LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP,AND WHILE FALLING,CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB ON SEAT GUARD AND BENT IT BACKWARDS. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.
EMP WAS BACKING3UP AN/FO VEHICLE CHARGER UP TO AIR HEADER. THEN CLIMBED UPON AN/FO POT TO UNHOOK AIR HOSE FROM HEADER. EMP LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND
EMP WAS LAYING 5 BLOCK WALL BULKHEAD AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SCAFFOLD CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND PULLED SCAFFOLD BACKWARDS OVER ON HIM AND HIT H IS LEFT SIDE WHEN HE FELL IN THE BACK AREA. S ELF RESCUER WOR3 ON SIDE LEFT OF BELT GOUGED INTO HIS SIDE
EMPLOYEE HAD SA7K OF NITRATE ON HIS SHOULDER AND STEPPED UP ON NITRATE CART TO DUMP SACK INTO POT.HE GOT OFF-BALANCE,TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND SLIPPED OFF STEP STRAINING LEFT SIDE AND GROIN A REA. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN STAIRS IN MAIN OFFICE LOBBY WHEN HE STUMBLED ON THE SECOND OR THIRD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
OUTRIGGER OF MO7O-CRANE SLIPPED FROM TIMBER INTO SOFT GROUND ALLOWING CRANE TO TOPPLE.INJ EMPL JUMPED FROM CRANE AND FX LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS CHE7KING THE ORE GRADE ON A MUCK PILE AT A DRAW POINT. AS HE HEARD THE MUCK BEGIN TO RUN HE BACKED UP & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK FELL & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE & STRAINED/SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A WELDED FOOT REST TO CLEAN AND BREAK UP OVERSIZE BALLS OR CLODS OF PELLETS WHEN THE WELD OF THE FOOT REST BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL AND STRUCK BACK ON A TAIL PULLEY GUA RD. 3
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 OFF PETTIBONE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND EMP BRUISED AND TWISTED LEFT HIP
EE WAS WASHING ORE & MUD TO BOTTOM FLOOR OF CRUSHER STATION. THE HOSE HE WAS USING BECAME TANGLED WITH ROCK & MUD. EE JERKED ON THE HOSE. HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SHOWERING AND WAS WALKING OUT OF SHOWER ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, SPRAINING LEFT WRIST.
EMP WAS REMOVING A WORN OUT SHOVEL DIPPER LATCH PIN FROM RAW ORE STOCKPILE TO SCRAP. AS EMPLOYEE STOOD ON THE SIDE OF THE ORE PILE HE REACHED FOR THE PIN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND GRASPED THE P IN PULLED IT TOWARD HIM. AS HE PULLED HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER STOMACH
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS FROM MILL MAGNET FLOOR TO MILL BASEMENT FLOOR WHEN THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE CAUGHT IN THE STEP FLOOR GRADING, CAUSING MAN TO TRIP AND FALL.
EMP HAD PARKED MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM IT HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND SPRAINED LEFT KNEE
HEAVY-MEDIA FEED BELT HEAD PULLEY WAS SLIPPING AND CAUSED FEED CHUTE TO FREEZE UP. EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGING FEED CHUTE UNDER FILTER WHEEL HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WHEEL CAUGHT LEFT FOOT, LACERATING IT BEFORE EMPLOYEE COULD MOVE IT.