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EE was walking inside the revolving frame of the dragline and stepped on one of the floor lids, causing EE to lose EE's balance. EE fell and hit EE's side.
EE stepped out of the lull (left leg first), and did not realize they were stepping off into a low spot or hole. As the EE exited, they rolled their left ankle.
EE was stepping off the work boat onto the dredge when EE's foot slipped through the handrail of the work boat, pinning EE's leg up to the knee. EE didn't go to the clinic until 2/18/2025, they said EE has an infection in the lower part of the leg
Employee jumped from a 992G loader in a panic thinking it was on fire injuring both heels. The loader was not on fire after turning the equipment off.
Employee was dismounting a small excavator at night and lost balance on the track and fell 2.5' to the ground breaking 4 ribs.
Employee was attempting to remove a wheel chock when the employee lost footing slipping in the mud falling at the same level.
Employee was climbing a step ladder when it broke. The employee fell approximately 3 feet to the ground spraining ankle.
Customer Truck Driver, Not a Miner or Contractor: A customer truck driver jumped from the top of the trailer to the ground in an attempt to confront an employee of the mine that was telling customer to get down off the top of the trailer. The driver admittedly knew it was not allowed to climb on the trailer but did so anyway.
Employee was working on the drill and when EE was finished EE stepped off the counter weight onto the grate platform and slipped and twisted (L)ankle. Employee went home to rest it figured it would be ok and while at home it started to get worse that's when EE decided to see a doctor on 1/18/20.
The employee was stepping out of the truck when EE stepped on uneven ground and rolled left ankle causing a sprain.
Injured employee was assisting service personnel on a dewatering pump. Subject slipped and cut lower right leg on unknown object.
The employee was attempting to get up from EE's sit in the operator's booth of the dredge when EE's coat was caught on the chair causing EE to lose balance and strike head on the door frame.
Employee was checking the oil on the 385 excavator. He missed the last step while descending and fell to the ground.
Tripped and fell on loose rock, straining left knee.
Employee slipped and fell landing on hand, catwalk grading caused laceration on right ring finger.
EE slipped & fell on buttocks while boarding work boat. EE refused medical treatment until 7/8/10 when he requested & was sent for evaluation. Upon evaluation, EE was released to duty in his assigned job with no limitations. On 4/26/11 EE returned to Dr & was placed on modified duty. We cannot accommodate medical restrictions & have placed the EE on LT status on 4/27/11.
While dismounting front end loader after servicing the grease tank, the employee'As left foot slipped off the third step causing his left hand to slip off the railing and lose his balance, which resulted in the fall to the ground of approximately 3 feet. The fall resulted with fairly minor injuries. Dr. prescribed pain medication which triggered 7000-1 reporting.
Employee working from step ladder fell approximately 3.5 feet to the ground, landing on his right leg hurting his ankle. 911 was contacted, ambulance responded, and transported to local hospital. Doctors at hospital evaluated his injury and determined he had a broken ankle. Employee is currently off duty until doctor's release him to return his job.
Equipment operator stepped into a depression in the ground which aggravated his back. Emergency room doctors determined that the employee had a preexisting degenerative lumbar disk condition which was aggravated when stepping from the excavator into the depression. No workdays were missed, but the Dr. placed the employee on limited duty for recovery.
Employee was laying on floor of Kenworth truck connecting the throttle rod that had just been replaced. As employee was exiting the truck through the passenger side, he missed the lower step and fell backwards hitting the back of his head on the service truck that was parked approx. 3 feet away, resulting in a laceration.
Manitowoc 4600 unit 52 fell into eastern side of section 26 pit. At time of this 7000-1 submission the cause is still unknown & under investigation. Employee sustained minor injuries exiting machine. The injuries are as followed: stitches corner left eye, stitches near left arm pit and head trama ( concussion).
EE was pulling on a water hose when he tripped on the catwalk, striking a rock with his leg, requiring 10 stitches just below his knee.
In the process of washing rock off of Grizzly Bars, the Bars became slippery. Individual had finished cleaning and was proceding to climb out of unit when he slipped before exiting. The individual landed on his back and right elbow. 5 ribs were hurt and a lacerated elbow.
Employee was stripping forms. He slipped and fell backwards and the form fell on his leg. He did not report injury till 3 days later when he was crawling on rebar. He complained to Supt. about some pain 6/14/07.
EE was walking beside rail road track, checking in rail cars that had come in the previous night. While walking on rail road gravel, EE twisted ankle, falling to the ground.
In process of replacing blown hydraulic hose, he fell off tower deck from approximately 4 feet striking a wrench laying on ground and injured his left arm.
Haul truck operator was driving a 70-ton haul truck when she noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. She quickly left the operator cab and started climbing down the ladder. She jumped from the ladder approximately 6 to 8 feet from the ground and sprained her leg. The employee applied ice to her knee that evening and returned to work the next day.
While climbing over ramp berm employee lost footing & put arm down to break fall. Employee hurt his wrist but refused medical care. One week later employee went to personal physycian ( July 1st) and had X-Ray performed revealed a fracture of the left wrist. ( employee through out week refused medical treatment numerous times)
While walking to a loader on #8 pile, twisted knee on uneven ground, where floor of #8 pile was being dug up.
On 4/3/06 it rained that night. On 4/4/06 EE was climbing the ladder of his haul truck. EE slipped on the wet step and fell to the ground. On 4/5/06 EE asked to go to the Doctor.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A COME-ALONG UP THE CATWALK TO CHANGE OUT THE DISCHARGE LIP ON THE 5 ?' CRUSHER AND ROLLED HIS FOOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL.
Employee was working from Ladder removing a Hydraulic hose from Top-Off Machine control block when he lost his balance or footing on ladder step and fell 3 feet to a concrete slab below his work area. Employee tried to catch himself and block his impact with the concrete slab injuring his left arm and wrist.
An employee was doing welding on the windbox of the mill and had cut a small 8"x10" opening in the catwalk platfrom to provide access below. A second employee was walking on the same catwalk planning on doing maintenance inside the mill. His foot fell into the hole, allowing him to fall, striking his arm on the open mill door.
Walking & stepped on a rock and fell back, leg bent back, hurt knee.
Two haul trucks were parked bumper to bumper with 2 1/2' to 3' separation. Employee was climbing from one truck to another. He slipped and fell to the ground. EE HAD ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE ON LEFT SHOULDER.
Was standing behind a truck rolling hose, lost footing, slipped forward, tried to catch the back of the truck, back began to hurt.
CLIMBING UP LADDER OF 100-TON HAUL TRUCK. (SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND, HITTING RIGHT ARM ON ROCK. TWO LACERATIONS; STITCHES REQUIRED.)
VICTIM WAS PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON DRAGLINE, WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK, BRUISING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER OPENING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLEANING WAS NEEDED WHILE MILL WAS OUT OF OPERATION. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED PELVIS AND SOME BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO OUTSIDE SCALE PLATFORM TO SPEAK WITH A TRUCK ON SCALES WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND STRUCK SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME. ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS DOCTOR FIRST AID. MRI RESULTS RECEIVED 12-17-04 WERE POSITIVE FOR ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. RECLASSIFIED AS DR TREATABLE.
USING HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE EE STEPPED DIRECTLY OFF OF THE WORK BOAT ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE GROUND GAVE WAY, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT ANKLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.
While climbing on crusher ee stepped on tire that was off the ground. The tire spun around causing injury to neck.
GETTING OFF A PIECE OF MACHINERY - EE JUMPED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND A ROCK CAUSED A CUT ON HIS HIP.
EE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE STEP GAVE WAY ON THE WATER TRUCK. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS WAS REPORTED AS A DOCTOR FIRST AID UP UNTIL 6/10/04 WHEN THE MRI RESULTS INDICATED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE REQUIRED. RECLASSIFIED AS A RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6/10/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SIDE DOOR ON THE CRANE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, HE MISJUDGED HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF PLATFORM OF CRANE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES AND SHOVELING AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ROCK MOVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE CONDITION WAS COLD WEATHER, BELOW 32 DEGREES. YESTERDAY WAS ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW BEGAN TO MELT AND LEFT PUDDLES OF WATER BY TRASH CAN (DUMPSTER). WATER REFROZE OVERNIGHT AND EMPLOYEE SLI PPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
HE STEPPED IN AN OPEN HOLE, FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SLIPPED WHEN EXITING SCREEN, FELL TO CATWALK STRIKING RIGHT SIDE ON HANDRAIL. BRUISED RIGHT SIDE I THE RIB AREA. NOTE: INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS A DR FIRST AID (NON-REPORTABLE) UPO N FOLLOW UP OBSERVATION PHYSCIAL THERAPY ULTRASOUND PRESCRIBED ON 1-5-04 AND IS NOW RECLASSIFIED TO DR TREATABLE.
WHILE MOVING MARINE CABLE OVER A BERM HE STEPPED WRONG TWISTING KNEE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL A WEEK AFTER IT OCCURRED.