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Employee walked up five steps to take a sample from a belt and once the employee had the sample they turned around and walked back down the steps reaching the bottom step, they reported that they stepped bad and their right knee began to hurt.
Employee was ascending stairs at load out and knee popped. The employee did not report this until 04/19/2024. When the employee reported this, EE did not want to go to the doctor and was just sore. On Monday 04/22/2024 EE requested to see a doctor and was put on restricted duty.
Employee was changing valve positions at a booster pump station when he stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle.
EE slipped on dirt berm with loose rock and lost footing. Normal stairs with handrails used to connect mill floor level to water truck access level were not used; Concrete on mill floor was wet. EE perceived that water on concrete would create a greater hazard.
Employee was running to open by pass gate on dryer discharge conveyor and tripped on a pile of sand.
A vendor truck driver was using the hatch opening station to open the hatches on his trailer when the access platform failed and the truck driver fell to the ground. The truck driver received a laceration the right side of his scalp. The fall protection unit was compromised earlier in the shift by another vendor truck driver.
Employee was servicing equipment, while walking across the yard he stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle.
On 3-16-04 while climbing onto a D9L dozer to service machine, the ee alleged that he pulled a muscle in his groin. This was later diagnosed as a hernia on 3-19-04. EE has not returned to work as of this report. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 3-23-04.
EE HAD FINISHED LOADING RAILCAR AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROMT HE PLATFORM OVER THE LOADOUT BELT. HE WAS ON THE RUNG ABOVE THE CATWALK WHEN HE FAINTED. EE DOES NOT REMEMBER LAYING ON CATWA LK. EE STARTED VACATION ON 7-13-00.