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IN WALKING FROM THE MIX LAB TO THE PHYSICAL TEST LAB THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF INTO A FROZEN SET OF LOADER TIRE TRACKS THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AS HE STEPPED INTO THE UNEVEN GROUND
THE EMP WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF A LOADER HIS FEET WERE WET AND THE EMP SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A LINE CHANGE AT THE #5 SILO.AS HE STEPPED OVER THE 6" TRANSPORTLINE HE TRIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE BY THE MACHINE SHOP
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G AT THE COAL UNLOADER. WHILE SHOVELING THE EMP WALKED ONTO THE GRIZZLY AND FELL THROUGH AN OPENING WHERE A BAR WAS MISSING. EMP FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING A RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE GRAVEL & FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
THE EMPLOYEE EN7ERED INTO THE FENCED AREA AROUND THE OVERLAND BELT DRIVE MOTORS WHILE THE BELT WAS IN OPERATION.WHILE STANDING NEAR THE MOTORS HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO A BROKEN PART ON THE SOUTH MOTOR GEARBOX.T2E PART WAS SPINNING ON A SHAFT AT A HIGH SPEED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DESCENDING THE STAIRWAY FROM THE MIX TANKS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PORTABLE VACUUM UNIT TO #207 BELT WITH A YARD TRACTOR AS EMPLOYEE DROVE DOWN HILL TRACTOR LOST TRACTION & JACK-KNIFED EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM TRACTOR & HIT THE GROUND
THE EE WAS THRO4ING 94# CEMENT SACKS ONTO PALLETS WHEN HIS FOOT BROKE THRU A PALLET & CAUSED THE EE TO BE THROWN OFF BALANCE. THE RESULTING TWISTING WHILE TRYING TO DROP THE SACK RESULTED IN THE EE SUFFER3NG THE INJURY.
PULLING DISS TO3 TUNNEL 1 STEPPED OVER TUNNEL & DOWN ON HALF METAL & SOFT CEMENT FELL DOWN & TWISTED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A WINDSHIELD ON THE 530 LOADER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LOADER BOOM ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE.
TRANSFERRING COAL FROM STORAGE TO COAL HOPPER SLIPPED ON CLINKER & FELL ON COAL BELT LINE
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FROM 175 LOADER TO HOUGH LOADER-SLIPPED ON TIRE TWISTING HIS KNEE.
REPAIRING CHAINS IN KILN FELL FROM WORK PLANK & CUT HIS ARM ON CHAIN HOLDER.
WALKING DOWN STAIRS TO MIX LAB FELL LAST 4 STAIRS PULLING MUSCLES IN BACK.
EMP STEPPED THROUGH AN OPENING ON A GRIZZLY
EMPLOYEE WHILE WALKING SLIPPED AND FELL
WALKING DOWN STAIRS-FELL.
SHOVELING CLINKER GOING DOWN STAIRS INTO CLINKER BOOT FELL DOWN STAIRS
TRYING TO MOVE A 4 IN HOSE THAT WAS 17 FT LONG STEPPED OUT OF DOORWAY TO MOVE HOSE SLIPPED ON ICE JARRING BACK
ON 1-31-85 WHIL9 CLIMBING UP A LADDER THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE TOP OF A THREE STEP STAIRWAY FALLING TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING A STAIRWAY LOST HIS FOOTING AND SAT DOWN HARD ON HIS TAILBONE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR ON 1/28/85
CLEANING PIER 3 OF 2 KILN SHOVELING AND SWEEPING WALKING ON PIER 3 AND SLIPPED ON ICE, FALLING, STRIKING AN I BEAM CAUSING A SEVERE CUT ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
EE FELL 8" TO CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS. EE HAD BEEN LEANING ON A REMOVABLE HANDRAIL TRYING TO GRAB A COME-ALONG WHEN THE HANDRAIL BECAME DILODGED.
EMPL CAME UNDER DR CAR FOR PAIN AND STIFFNESS EXPERIENCED WHILE ENGAGED IN PERFORMING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES.RECURRENCE-NO ACCIDENT.EMPL HAS HAD PRIOR HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH LEFT KNEE.12-12- 83 EMPL REPORTED HAD FALLEN ON PREMISES BUT DIDNT GO TO SEE DR AT THAT TIME.WE WERENT MADE AWARE OF ANY MED PROBLEMS UNTIL 9-17084.
SCRAPING DOWN WALLS OF GYPSUM STORAGE BIN, CLIMBING OUT OF BIN, LOST GRIP ON LADDER AND ROPE FALLING BACK INTO BIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A WATER GATE VZLVE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, HE WAS REQUIRED TO REACH OUT APPROX 20" OVER AN OPENING IN THE EALKWAY. GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED AND BARRICADE S INSTALLED TO PREVENT EMPLOYEES FROM ENTERING THE AREA, ON DOING THIS, EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF GRATING THROUGH OPENING CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST TOP OF HANDRAIL AND BARRICADE
COMING TO WQORK WALKING SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER NEW SNOW & FELL ON BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A WELD ON A PIPE 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND ARM GOT CAUGHT IN RUNGS OF LADDER.
3 MEN WORKING ON SCAFFOLD POSITION SPACER BAR SEGEMENTS WHEN ONE OF THE SUPPORT BOARDS BROKE CAUSING MEN AND EQUIPMENT TO FALL. ESTIMATED WEIGHT ON SCAFFOLD WAS BETWEEN 700-750 LBS. 2 2X4S NAI LED TOGETHER WERE PLACED LENGTHWISE ON EACH SIDE OF SCAFFOLD WITH TWO 2X6S AT EACH END WITH 2 IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE 2X4S. PLYWOOD WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE 2X6S CONDITION OF THE 2X4 WHICH
THREE MEN WORKING ON SCAFFOLD POSITIONING SPACER BAR SEGMENTS WHEN ONE OF THE SUPPORT BOARDS BROKE CAUSING MEN AND EQUIPMENT TO FALL. ESTIMATED WEIGHT ON SCAFFOLD WAS BETWEEN 700-750 LBS. TWO 2 X 4 NAILED TOGETHER WERE PLACED LENGTHWISE ON EACH SIDE OF SCAFFOLD WITH TWO 2 X 6 S PLACED AT EACH END WITH TWO IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE 2 X 4S. PLYWOOD PLANKING WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE
THREE MEN WORKING ON SCAFFOLD POSITIONING SPACEBAR SEGEMENTS WHEN ONE OF THE SUPPORT BOARDS BROKE CAUSING MEN AND EQUIPMENT TO FALL. ESTIMATE WEIGHT ON SCAFFOLD WAS BETWEEN 700-750 LBS. TWO 2X 4 S NAILED TOGETHER WERE PLACED LENGTHWISE ON EACH SIDE OF SCAFFOLD WITH TWO 2X6 PLACED AT E ACH END WITH TWO IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE 2X4 S PLYWOOD PLANKING WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE 2X6S CO
PUSHING WHEELBARROW INTO #1 KILN ON PLANKS WHEN THE PLANKS SHIFTED RESULTING IN FALL TO GRATES.
WALKING,SLIPPED ON ICE.
TAKING SLURRY PUMP APART,BENDING OVER PUMP COVER,TAKING COVER OFF AND SLIPPED AGAINST STUD STICKING OUT OF PUMP AND RAMMED KNEE AGAINST STUD.
GOING UP STEPS SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT KNEE
CLIMBED UP A LADDER BY COAL MILL SOUTHWEST PINION BEARING LADDER SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN, LANDED ON LEFT HIP INJURING NECK
LEAVING TOP OF COOLER STEPPED ON COOLER HATCH AND IT TIPPED LETTING FOOT AND LEG INTO THE COOLER WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY THE AGITATOR AND SCREW RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEG BETWEEN THE ANKLE AND TH E KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ROFF OF THE B FINISH MILL BUILDING. EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS STEPPING. HE STEPPED WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON AN ENEVEN AREA OF THE PATHWAY C HE STEPPED WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON AN UNEVEN AREA OF THE PATHWAY CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE.
CHECKING DSM PUMP SYSTEM JUMPED FROM PUMP PLATFORM TO THE EXISTING GROUND LEVEL AND INJURED LEFT FOOT
COMING DOWN STEPS AND TWISTED ANKLE.
CHECKING PRESS UNIT WAS LEAVING THE AREA WALKING & HOOKED LEFT TOE UNDER CONDUIT & FELL CATCHING SELF WITH ARMS TO BREAK FALL.