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SUPERVISOR AND EE HAD FINISHED A CONVERSATION APPROX. 45 MINUTES INTO THE SHIFT. THE SUPERVISOR HEARD A NOISE, TURNED AROUND AND OBSERVED EE LYING ON A PALLET WITH A SMALL LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EAR. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PALLET. INVESTIGATION DOES NOT INDICATE A CAUSE RELATED TO THE WORKPLACE.
EE TURNED TO HIS RIGHT TO THROW A BAG ONTO THE CORNER OF THE PALLET. AS HE STEPPED ONTO EDGE OF PALLET HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PALLET BECAUSE THE SLAT WAS APPROX 4" FROM THE EDGE OF PALLET . SINCE THERE WAS A SLIP SHEET COVERING THE PALLET, EE DIDN'T SEE THAT SLAT WASN'T NAILED EVEN WITH THE EDGE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP TO THE FLOOR APPROX 8-10". HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.
WHILE CHANGING SKIRT ON #6 BELT TAIL EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET PRY BAR ON TRACTOR. WHEN GETTING FROM TAILPIECE TO FLOOR LEVEL, HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT TANGLED IN FEMCO WIRE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO FLOOR STRIKING KNEE ON FLOOR. RIGHT KNEE FELT SORE AT TIME BUT EMPLOYEE COMPLETED JOB AND CAME TO SHOP TO REPORT THE INJURY.
WHILE INSPECTING THE CARRINGTON LAKE DAM SPILLWAY AND OVERFLOW AREA, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO CONCRETE SPILLWAY SURFACE.
EE WAS REPAIRING SPRING FOR SLACK SWITCH. WHILE GETTING OFF PLATFORM EE BENT OVER TO GET UNDER ROPE. HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE GRIP AND FALL DOWN FROM PLATFORM TO THE GROUND. LANDIN G ON HIS RUMP, HE FELL BACKWARDS INJURING HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. ON 3-2-99, EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN HIS NECK AND A SLIGHT NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT ARM. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMEN
EE WAS REPLACING A TORN SOCK ON NO. 4 ROTEX AND CHECKING THE GATE. WITH NO. 3 & 4 LOCKED OUT HE CLIMBED UP TO THE SOCK AND REPLACED THE SAME. UPON DESCENDING TO FLOOR LEVEL HE STEPPED ON A 3" X 3" WOODEN BLOCK, USED TO SECURE THE ROTEX COVERS, THAT HAD FALLEN FROM IT'S COVER. UPON DONG SO HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS INSTALLING SIGNS ON BAGGING DUST COLLECTOR. WHILE RETURNING TO BAGGING AREA HE TRIPPED AND FELL. THE COMBINATION SQUARE HE WAS CARRYING LACERATED AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM WHEN
EE STATES HE WAS STACKING SALT BAGS ON PALLETS WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK IN A GAP IN THE FLOOR. EE REPORTS HE FELL BACKWARD INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX HOUSING & LACERATED LEFT ARM.
WHILE REACHING FOR A SAW FROM AN EXTENSION LADDER, THE EXTENTION LADDER KICKED OUT. THE LADDER FELL TO THE GROUND. EE FELL ON THE LADDER AND TEHSAW LANDED ON EE'S FINGER.
THE INJURED HAD WASHED THE RADIATOR ON A BOLTING MACHINE WITH A PRESSURE WASHER, THE FLOOR IN THE AREA BECAME SLICK DUE TO WATER FROM THE WASHING MACHINE. WHEN THE INJURED UNPLUGGED THE WASHER AFTER THE BOLTER LEFT THE AREA, HE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY REACHING FOR THE PRESSURE WASHER TRAILER. THE INJURED EXPERIENCED A CONTUSTION ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS INJURED WHEN HE LOST FOOTING ON MOIST CONCRETE FLOOR OF MILL. AS HE CARRIED A FAN, HE LOST TRACTION AND FELL. EE COMPLETED SHIFT THIS DATE AND WORKED 6-18-97. DR VISIT ON 6-19-9, RETURN ED ON 6-20-97 WITH RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS INJURED WHILE ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF CONVEYOR BELT TAILROLLER ASSEBLY THE ROLLER BECAME STUCK, THEN FELL APPROX. 2 FEET AND DISLODGED A 4X4 WOODEN POST WHICH IN TURN STRUCK HIM.
EE WAS INJURED WHILE WALKING ON LOOSE GROUND MATERIAL AND LOST FOOTING. WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE LOST FOOTING DUE TO SLICK MINE FLOOR AND FELL WHILE PERFORMING HIS PRE OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT CHECK. EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE OF SLICKENSIDED MINE FLOOR IN AREA AND WAS S TEPPING WITH CARE BUT FLOOR HEAVE IN AREA HAD CREATED INCLINE SURFACE WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO PROBLEMS.
EE WAS RUNNING FROM RECEIVING OFFICE TO SUPERVISOR OFFICE TO GET A RAIN SUIT BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING, BLOWING AND LIGHTENING. HE SAID WHEN HE GOT TO THE DRAINAGE AREA BETWEEN TRAILER, HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE FELL. HE THEN GOT UP AND LIMPED OUT TO THE SUPERVISOR TRAILER. SHAFT FOREMAN WAS CALLED TO LOOK AT EE'S KNEE. WHEN QUESTONED, EE STATED HIS KNEE HAD LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIM
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A STUCK RR BOXCAR DOOR, HE STEPPED BACK ADN FELL OUT OF TH ECAR THROUGH THE CARGO DOOR OPENING. HE FELL ABOUT 3' FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOT HER. DURING THE FALL HE STRUCK THE EXTRENDED DOCK PLATE EDGE WITH HIS MOUTH RSULTING IN 2 FRONT UPPER TEETH BEING CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM.
ON 2/23/97 EE WAS WASHING HOPPER CARS FROM THE TOP OF THE HOPPER CAR. THE RETRACTO LOCK & FALL PROTECTION ENGAGED ONCE HE FELL, STOPPING HIS FREE-FALL. AT THE TIME HE MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ONL Y SORE & NOT INJURED. ON 3/4/97 HE CALLED & NOTIFIED THE CO THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN TWISTING OR BENDING AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.
EWE WAS INJURED WHEN HE FELL TO MINE FLOOR AS HE WAS STEPPING BACKWARD. STANDING BESIDE ANOTHER EE, HE STEPPED WITH RIGHT FOOT, CONTACTED LEFT FOOT OF OTHER PERSON, TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING HI S RT. HIP ON THE CAP LAMP BATTERY ON HIS MINE BELT. MINE FLOOR WAS LEVEL IN AREA WITH SOME SLIPPERY SPORTS, NEAR THE NEW SECTION DUMPING POINT.
WHILE DESCENDING THE STAIRS FROM THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE MILL TO GROUND LEVEL, EE STATES SHE FELL WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND LOST HER BALANCE. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL, SHE LANDED AT GROUND LEVE L, A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 30". THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HER LEFT FOOT.
EE REPORTED ON 7-21-95 THAT ON THE PREVIOUS DAY SHE SLIPPED ON A STEP WHILE EXITING FOREMANS OFFICE IN THE UNDERGROUND SHOP. THE STEP WAS A SINGLE BLOCK 10" WIDE. THE OUTSIDE EDGE WAS ROUNDED OFF, LEAVING THE EFFECTIVE WIDTH 8.5". WHEN EE SLIPPED, SHE DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND BUT ACTUALLY CAUGHT HERSELF, TWISTING HER RIGHT KNEE.
CLIMBER UP LADDER OVER FUEL TANK FUELING 65 FEL WENT TO CLIMB DOWN, LADDER SWUNG AROUND LOOSE FROM MACHINE. LADDER & PLATFORM WAS TIED WITH A ROPE. ROPE APPARENTLY BROKE LETTING LADDER AND SUP PORT SWING AWAY FROM MACHINE.
INJURED WAS IN THE WASH BAY CLEANING THE RADIATOR ON THE 988 WHEN HE SLIPPED WALKING AROUND THE MACHINE HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD ON TO THE 988 TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE
INJURED WAS WORKING WITH STOREROOM CLERK ASSEMBLING PALLET RACKS. THREE RACKS HAD BEEN ASSEMBLEDAND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING 2 X 12" CROSS BRACES FOR PLYWOOD DECKING ON THE TOP SHELF. AFTER COMPLETING THE DECK ON TWO RACKS. THE INJURED PLACED A 2" X 12" BRACE ON THE THIRDRACK AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS RIGHT LEG.
UPON ENTERING THE CAB OF A WINCH TRUCK THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNNING BOARD & HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK AS HE FELL THE EMPLOYEESUFFERED A CONTUSION TO HIS RT ELBOW
WHILE DESCENDING THE SECOND FLOOR STAIRS FROM THE MILL RESTROOM, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE WENT OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN THE STAIRCASE, LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM.
SEE ATTACHED HE WAS INSTALLING CONDUIT OVERHEAD AT THE SCREENPLANT ON THE EAST SIDE OF BC'S 6 & 18. AFTER STRAPPING SECTION OF LINE HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER(8FT). AT THE 3RD RUNG FROM FLOOR HIS LEFTKNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN 3 FT AT THAT TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT AND LEG SLIPPED BETWEENTHE RUNGS OF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO LURCH BACKWAR
HE WAS MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO CABLE DRUM. HIS KNEE GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE #12 VERTEBRAE (HE FELL 4'-6').
EE WAS CARRYING A RUBERMAID RECTANGULAR BOX (2FTX11/2FTX1FT ) WHILE WALKING UP THE STEPS TO THE INTAKE SAMPLER AT THE EVAP PLANT CONTAINED IN THE RUBBERMAID BOX WERE SAMPLING ITEMS USED AT THE EVAP PLANT & OUTFALLS EE HAD TO CLIMB TWO SETS OF STAIRS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SAMPLER ONE FLIGHT OF STEPS LEADS TO THE PLATFORM FOR ENTRY TO THE SURFACE MAINTENANCE SHOP & THE OTHER FLIGHT
EE WAS OPERATING A 35 LB JACK HAMMER IN THE 7 BELT RECLAIMTUNNEL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT LEG WHICH CAUSED A TJWIST TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
GETTING OUT OF 12NORTH TRUCK DUMP, ONTO A 6' LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT 5' TO THE BOTTOM HITTING ON HIS BACK WITH LADDER UNDER HIM.
WALKING AROUND FOREMAN'S DESK AND TRIPPED ON SKID STICKING OUT OF THE PLATFORM.
CHANGING HYDRAULIC LINE ON FEL, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON OIL WHICH WAS LEAKING. CAUGHT SELF WITH LEFT HAND ON HOSE ON THE MACHINE. FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW AND ARM.
EE WAS ON TOP THE MACHINE FUEL TANK INSTALLING A STEERING CYLINDER. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PLACED ON THE STEERING STOP BLOCK PROTRUDING FROM THE FRAME. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM TH IS BLOCK AND HE FELL STRIKING THE FUEL TANK WITH HIS CHEST.
START TO GO UP THE STEPS AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE SALT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEP AND RIGHT KNEE HIT THE STEP.
TARPING AND DRAGGING THE TARP ACROSS THE PILE, LOST BALANCE AND HAND WENT INTO THE SALT AND WHOLE BODY WEIGHT LANDED ON ARM AND WRIST.
WALKED ONA PILE OF SALT IN FRONT OF A FACE. DOING HIS NORMAL POWDERMAN'S JOB. STEPPED OFF A PILE OF SALT THAT WAS INITIALLY SOFT BUT HAD A HARD PIECE OF SALT UNDERNEATH IT AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
I.NAME WORKING ON PELLET SALT FEED SCREW MOTOR. CLIMBED STEPS UP TO FEEDER PLATFORM,LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING FALL TO 2ND STEP DOWN HURTING LEFT KNEE. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM STEP LADDER, THE LADDER SHIFTED AND FELL TO THE LEFT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD AGAINST SCREW CONVEYOR BOX. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN BUT WAS NOT HURTING ENOUGH TO SEE A DOCTOR AT THAT TIME.
85061S WALKING SOUTH ON THE SIDEWALK TO THE NORTH SCREEN PLANT DOOR. THE SIDEWALK MAKES A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AT THE DOOR TO THE SCREEN PLANT. AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND THIS CORNER HE WAS TALK 95703O ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ON HIS LEFT AND ONE STEP BEHIND HIM. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PLACED HALF ON AND HALF OFF THE SIDEWALK. AS HIS WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, IT SLIPPED OFF THE
PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD AND HURT BACK.
EMPL SPRAINED ANKLE WALKING DOWN STAIRS
FLUME COVER WAS REMOVED SO SALT COULD BE WASHED DOWN FLUME WHILE WASHING SALT OUT OF KD SILO. HE ENTERED THE AEA TO TALK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND WHEN HE TURNED TO LEAVE HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED INTO THE OPEN FLUME. APPROX. LENGTH OF LOST TIME - 1 WEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE FLOOR WAS APPROX. 2 TO 3 INCHES UNEVEN IN THE AREA.
EE STEPPED OFF POWDER RIG ONTO SLICK AREA ON FLOOR AND LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
STEPPED OFF POWDERTRACTOR INTO A HOLE IN POWDER MAG TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE AND FALLING TO THE GROUND.
EMPL SLIPPED ON INCLINE IN MINE WHILE TOURING FOR MINE RESCUE TRAINING.
STANDING ON OLD COARSE SALT SHOOT LOCATED AT TAIL OF M4 CONVEYOR PICKING TRASH OFF CONVEYOR STEPPED BACK TO WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE EDGE OF SHOOT,FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM #5 FORK TRUCK AND WHEN HE LANDED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK AND HIP. THE FORK TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH PROPERLY SPACED STEPS AND THEY WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. RE PORTABLE DUE TO REPEATED VISITS TO CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE FAINTED & FELL THROUGH GLASS DOOR ON THE EAST SIDE OF OFFICE BUILDING
WHILE EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER HIS FOOT HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BEHIND THE STEP CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP. HE HAD TO HOLD ON WITH HANDS TO AVOID FALLING AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT SIDE, BACK AND LEFT LEG.