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EE STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING DOWN THE STEPS TO THE #3 COOLING TUNNEL. SHE HAD MUD ON HER WORK BOOTS. SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK HURTING HER BACK AND HIPS.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT HAUL TRUCK, WHEN IS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON A ROCK TWISTING IS LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 16-NORTH PARKING AREA.
EE WAS CLIMBING A STATIONARY LADDER APROX 18 FT TALL WITH A BACK GUARD. HE REACHED FOR A RUNG WITH HIS HAND HE SLIPPED AND FELL APRX 8 FT TO THE FIRING ROOM FLOOR. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECK OUT AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE DID NOT MAKE HIS NEXT SCHEDULE SHIFT ON 4-1-98.
EE WAS CARRYING TO FIVE GALLON CANS OF DIESEL FUEL TO A PUMP DOWN A DECLINE AND SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE STEPPED OUT THE BACK DOOR OF PREP LAB ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF LIME JUST OUTSIDE THE OVERHEAD TYPE DOOR OPENING. HE STEPPED ONTO THE LIME INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE UNEVEN SURFACE OF THE LIME CAUSED THE RIGHT ANKLE TO TURN SIDEWAYS.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE CATERPILLAR 950F FRONT END LOADER. HE MISSED THE LOWER STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LAND ON HIS RIGHT HIP. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. THE S TEP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER(STATIONARY) WITH A SMALL GUARD IN HIS HAND. HE PUT THE GUARD ON THE LANDING. WHEN HE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HAND HOLD AND HE FE LL ABOUT 7' AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON HANDRAIL AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEVICING THE # 7 SCALER THERE WAS SOME OPIL ON THE WALKWAY HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-1-97, AND HAD SOME FLUID REMOVED FROM HIS KNEE.
EE HAD CLIMBED UP ON M-21 BELT COUNTERWEIGHT FRAME TO MEASURE THE BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO THE MINE FLOOR AND LANDED FEET FIRST ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT L EG BELOW THE KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST 10-14-97.
EE WAS CLIMBING A STATIONARY LADDER AT THE WASH PLANT AND PROCEEDED TO SWING FROM THE LADDER TO A BEAM BEHIND A ROCK SCREEN. IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL APPROX 6 FT TO A GRATED FLOOR CAUSING INJURYTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD. THIS INJURY IS REPORTABLE DUETO THE FACT HE RECEIVED RESTRICTED WORK DUTY BEGINNING 10/1/97 AND LASTING ONLY 2 DAYS.
DISLOCATED SHOULDER FROM FALL ON SAME LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE BURNING BUILDING GOING TO THE BAGHOUSE HE CROSSED DITCH AND STEPPED INTO IT AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THERE WERE ORANGE CONES SETTING OUT IN FRONT OF THE DITCH.
HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A PIECE OF ASPHALT THAT WAS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOLO HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE ROCK BUILDUP TO REACH THE CLEANOUT DOOR. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HIS FACE HIT T HE CROSS MEMBERS BREAKING OFF A FRONT TOOTH. HE THEN FELL ON DOWN TO THE CONCRETE SLAB ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON NEXT TO TOP STEP OF STEP LADDER, WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 5 FT BREAKIGN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS HELPING REPAIR A KILN MILL EXHAUST TUBE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE IT 18 CAT LOADER HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEPS CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE OLD SLURRY TANK WHEN HE STARTED TO WALK AROUND THE TANK HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING A STRAIN IN THE RIGHT GROIN AREA.
THE EE WAS DISMOUNTING A TRACTOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE DAY.
EE WAS DIRECTING OTHER SCALER OPERATOR AS TO WHERE TO PARK MACHINE, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER ROCK ONFLOOR AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE FINISHEDSHIFT, THEN MISSED THE NEXT TWO SHIFTS, MAKING IT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE WAS WORK ON A CANNON ROOF BOLTER CHANGING THE RADIATOR WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB, HE HUNG HIS FEET AND FELL ABOUT 4 FT AND BROKE BOTH ARMS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 12-02-96
EMP WAS WORKING ON #13 MODULE OF #4 KILN BAGHOUSE ON TOP. IN WALKING BACK AND FORTH ON TOP, STEPPED BETWEEN THE 12" OPENING THAT IS BETWEEN THE MODULES. SHIN WAS SCRAPED AS HE STEPPED BETWEEN THE OPENING. BAGHOUSE IS A LARGE METAL STRUCTUREUSED FOR DUST COLLECTION AND COMPOSED OF SEVERALBAGGED COMPARTMENTS. EMP WAS REMOVING AIR EXHAUST DUSTWORK TO ACCESS BAG COMPARTMENT.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE STEPPED INTO A DITCH AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT TOT HE DR ON 10-11-96 AND STARTED TO LOOSE TIME. WORKMAN'S COMP. HONORED HIS CASE ON 11-17-96.
TWO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE DESCENDING A JOB BUILT LADDER 32 FT TALL, WHEN THE LADDER FAILED CAUSING 1 EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX. 12 FT AND THEOTHER FALLING APPROX. 29 FT TO THE GROUND.
TWO CONTRACTOR EE WERE DESCENDING A JOB BUILT LADDER 32 FT TALL., WHEN THE LADDER FAILED CAUSING ONE EE TO FALL APPROX 12 FT AND OTHER FALLING APPROX 29 FT TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE WAS WALKIGN A HILL IN ONE WEST. HE SAID THE HILL WAS MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HURT HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.
EE GETTING OFF A CAT TRUCK, EE WAS GOING DOWN THLADDER, EE MISSED A STEP, AND FELL ABOUT 4 FT AND HURT HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
THE #3 KILN BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED REQUIRING DIGGING OUT. EE WAS GOING THO SHOVEL IT OUT AND THE EDGE OF THE DITCH GAVE WAY CAUSING HIS FEET TO GO INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE WATER AND REACTIVE LIME BURNED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT AND RIGHT CALF BEFORE HE COULD EXIT THE DITCH. HE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE ACCESS LADDER ON A LOADER. HE HAD A SPRAY BOTTLE IN ONE HAND TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNG & FELL BACKWARDS & INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A KEEPER ON #2 COAL MILL ROLLER TRUNION BUSHING. ACCESS REQUIRED HIM TO BE ON THE NORTH LANDING OF THE MILL. WHEN HE COMPLETED THE WELDING JOB, HE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE LANDING ABOUT 5 FEET TO GROUND LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOADER TO GO TO HIS WORK AREA. HE SAID THAT HE TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF REBAR AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE LOADER. WHEN SHESTEPPED DOWN SHE STUMBLED AND FELL INTO THE RIB AND CUT FOREHEAD AND BRUISED RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS CLIMBING A METAL LADDER. HE SAID HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNG CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER WENT TO DR ON 2-26-96 MISSED ONE DAY CAME BACK AND WORKED 3 1/2 DA YS AND IS OFF AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER WERE THROWING FROZEN STONE LUMPS OFF #4 KILN STONE FEED BELT. THERE WEE ROCKS ON THE CATWALK THAT HA DICE ON THEM. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THIS AN DFELL ITNO THE OTHER EMPLO YEE WHO BROKE IHS FALL. EE'S RIGHT EYE BRUSHED AGAINST THE OTHE REMPLOYEE'S COVEALLS SCRATCHIGN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GALSSES.
EE WAS COMING OUT OF A BUILDINGIN THE MINE & STEPPED ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE BLOCK TURNED AS HESTEPPED ON IT. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WORKS AT THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE SLOPEAT A BELT TRANSFER POINT. EMP WAS WALKING ACROSSTHE TRACK, STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHTKNEE. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-18-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON P-5 BELT HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO RAISE THE BELT UP. WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB HE STARTED TO STAND UP AND HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE SAID WHILE HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A RETURN ROLLER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HURT HISBACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON A PLATFORM AROUND THE 57-832 SCREW CONVEYOR. HE SAID THAT HE STARTED THE FALL THRU A HOLE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED IT HAD SURGERY ON SHOULDER WORKS COMP HONORED THIS CASE OCT 95.
WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT OF FOF THE TRACTOR THAT HE WAS DRIVING. HE TRRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND FELL TWISTIG HIS RIGHT ANKLE. AND BROKE APIN THAT WAS PUT IN SOMETIME IN 1994.
EE WAS CARRYING BRICK INTO THE KILN. HE STEPPED IN SOME DUST AND SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN, AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM. THIS REQUIRED 9 SUTURES.
EE WAS STANDING IN WET LIME WHEN HE BENT OVER TO MOVE A PIECE OF 6" THIN WALL PIPE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHILE WALKING UNDERNEATH #2 KILN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL AND FELL STRIKING HER HEAD AND RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE WORKING IN #5 PRE-HEATER EMPLOYEE SAID HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN LIME MUD AND CREATED BY PLANT EMPLOYEE WASHING DOWN LIEM BUILD UP ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
EE WAS CARRYING A SECITON OF PIPE WHILE WALKING UP AN INCLINED CATWALK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING,C AUSIGN HIM TO FALL TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. T HIS CAUSED HIS WEIGHT AND THE WEIGHT OF THE IPE TO SHI FT ALL TO HIS RIGHT SIDE, PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A FLAT BED TRAILER WHERE ICE HAD FORMED ON METAL EDGE. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO ICY EDGE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 3'6" LANDING ON HIS RIGHT LEG. CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
STEPPED OFF A LADDER ONTO A CHECK BOX CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
INJURED WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK AREA FROM GROUND ELEVATION BY MEANS OF A 30' EXT LADDER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LADDER ONTO A TEMPORARYWORK PLATFORM, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, HE GRABBED THE WORK PLATFORM, BUT COULD NOT HOLD ONAND FELL APPROX 14'-16' ONTO A BEAM. HE WAS ROLLED ONTO ANOTHER PLATFORM AND IMMOBILIZED UNTIL HELP ARRIVED.
EMPOYEE STEPPED OFF CATWALK ONTO THE GROUND AND THE GROUND WAS WET. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE CAME IN AND ALLEGEDLY TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. PUT ICE PACK ON KNEE AND TOOK HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT MEADOWVIEW HOSPITAL THEN REFERRED TO BONE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF IRON FOR LUNCH AS HE STEPPED OFF OF IRON ON TO THE GROUND THERE WAS A PIECE OF CHANNEL COVERED OVER WITH LIME . HIS LEFT FOOT STEPPED ON CHANNEL IRON AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE BAD. IT WAS SWELLED UP WHEN HE CAME TO FIRST AID. PUT ICE PACK ON ANKLE AND TOOK EMPLOYEE TO ST. LUKE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OEPRATING A988 B CAT LOADER. WHEN HE GOT OFF OF LOADER ONTO THE GROUND AND STARTED TO WALKAWAYY AND STEPPED OVER A PIECE OF 3/4 INCH PIPE. HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.