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Employee stepped wrong and felt a pain in left knee while walking from truck to pump MCC.
Carrying a boom lock for 824L wheel loader tripped on something on ground & dropped boom lock on right hand pinky finger
On Saturday morning at around 6:15 am EE was trouble shooting the burner at the dryer. After several trips in and out of the burner room EE, tripped and stumbled. While falling EE's hardhat came off. EE fell on left knee and striking head on a metal cabinet causing a laceration on EE's scalp resulting in five staples. DR returned employee to full duty.
Worker tripped on a set of steps falling forward. EE's right knee struck the platform grating and cut knee. The gash required 7 staples in the right knee.
Contractor was hired by Covia Corporation to provide a crane and crane operator to set a transformer on a pad next to the Covia maintenance building. After the work was completed and the crane operator was removing the rigging from the crane hook, the operator mis-stepped and fell from the crane deck to the ground, a distance of approximately five feet.
The miner lost footing while entering DR-02. When they went to catch themselves their left elbow came in contact with a sharp edge inside of the dryer drum. This caused a laceration and they received 5 stiches.
The miner injured EE's knee while stepping across the wet screen to perform maintenance. The miner slipped when stepping from the top of the eccentric housing to a round support member.
At approx. 3:15am the belt tender lit a torch on BC-09 then started walking to truck. While EE was walking to truck, EE lost footing and twisted ankle. EE called supervisor and reported the incident. EE stated that the soft spot on the bottom of the foot was hurting. The miner has a fractured bone in foot.
On 11/4/21 at 6:45am employee was leaving the trailer to drop off paperwork in the main office. While going down the stairs they missed the last step and fell to the ground. EE stated it was their first week in the new office and was use to having 3 steps not the 4 we have now. EE missed the last step thinking they were on the ground level.
The employee was walking down a flight of steps and injured the right knee. This was a routine task the employee had done many times without an incident. It turned into a torn meniscus that required surgery. The employee worked up to scheduled surgery on 01/16/22.
Employee was investigating intruders near Pond. While walking from pond (no established walkway), walked through washed out area with uneven terrain & foliage. Employee slipped, fell to the knees and felt pain in L hamstring. Employee was offered to go to dr, but refused until 21 Sept. Dr appt on 23 Sept put EE on modified duty, ordered an MRI. No diagnosis available.
Maintenance employee slipped while moving replacement parts for truck slicer. No serious injury or medical attention needed. Employee continued working scheduled shifts until 4/23/20 when EE sought medical attention.
The employee stepped on the edge of a concrete pad. The sand at the edge of the pad was soft and sank down as part of the employees foot was on the pad and part off. The compressing of the sand created an uneven surface causing EE's left ankle to roll; spraining it.
Employee stepped into parking lot near the end of a sidewalk and slipped on a frosty permanent rubber wheel chock. Employee fell on left shoulder. Employee did not seek medical attention until 2/25/2020.
Employee tripped over a water hose EE was using and fell on same level. Employee was taken to the hospital where it was determined EE sustained a concussion. EE was treated and released the same day.
Employee was walking along side of tailings line measuring the height of the line. As they stepped along some brush they stepped in a hole they did not see and felt pain in their ankle. They went to the doctor and were diagnosed with a sprain and were placed on restrictions.
At approximately 8:45 am an employee slipped on algae injuring left shoulder on the concrete pad at PU-42 while working on a guard. Employee reported the incident at 10:00 am and finished the shift. Monday afternoon the employee reported needing to go get checked out. The doctor put the employee on lost time for 2 days, after which no restrictions.
Employee was working from the filter press maintenance platform when ee fell. The employee was taken to hospital, where it was determined ee sustained a lower leg and back injury. The employee was treated and released the same day.
On May 03, 2019, former employee reported to the Company that EE had surgery on right foot that EE sprained on EE's last day of employment with Covia. The former employee had reported stepping from a walkway to the ground and felt pain in the right foot. EE was advised to go to the doctor and inform Covia of medical treatment.
Wet Slick clay on boot when contacting the step, slipped, and hit shin on step.
EE was doing a routine area inspection in the Utica I compressor room & tripped on a drain hose. EE was initially taken to a hospital to be checked by a doctor & the X-ray was negative & determined to be a mild strain & continued EE's normal duties. On 9/20/2019 EE had a medical procedure that requires this incident to be reportable to MSHA.
2-5:Employee slipped on ice on the way to coop railcars. EE returned to normal duties after reporting the incident. Employee sought treatment on their own without notifying the Co. 4-16:Employee informed the CO. that they saw the chiro & the strain they are currently feeling in shoulder/back was due to the fall in Feb. Employee is starting physical therapy 4-25.
Maintenance Supervisor twisted leg and fell while removing snow from sidewalks around office, worked the rest of the day, then taken to hospital due to not being able to put all EE's weight on it the next day, told it was a sprain and put on restricted duties.
Miner put ladder into a hopper to unplug frozen sand. Miner had fall protection on. Before standing on frozen sand the area was 'tested' with sledge hammer. The area gave way & miner fell 3 ft. Miner's rt knee hit the hopper causing bruising. The miner grabbed ladder to help arrest fall causing a strained rt shoulder. Miner completed shift & was examined the next day.
The employee ascended a set of steps. All the employee remembers is picking up hardhat at the bottom of the stairs and realized head was hurting. The employee had fallen and does not remember where and how employee fell. The employee suffered a concussion.
The employee was stepping of the mine sump pad and slipped when they made contact with the ground surface. To prevent from falling they held onto a hose reel and sprained their lower back.
A commercial company truck driver was putting pressure hose back into place when the driver slipped off of truck and fell to the ground. Contributing conditions include: personal health issues/restrictions, and procedural error. They are, again, an over the road, commercial trucking company - this wasn't a man at our facility and they do not have a contractor ID.
Contract employee was stepping back away from a customer sand truck to look at the top hatch and tripped over a concrete footer. This caused EE to stumble back and come down on the right ankle then EE's body twisted and the foot did not, causing an ankle fracture.
The last 2 sections of the dryer bed were being removed when they became wedged in the framework during the hoisting process. The employee entered the dryer using the ladder on the inside wall to try and use foot to free the piece. As EE was using foot to try and free the plate it moved and ee struck ee, ee lost balance and fell to the dryer floor.
Miner was walking to the parking lot at the end of EE's shift. EE removed EE's half face respirator while enroute and took EE's eyes off the ground EE was walking on. As a consequence, EE tripped on the pavement, and fell landing on EE's right shoulder.
Employee was dismounting a John Deere 400D Water Wagon. When ee took the final step down to the ground, ee felt a pain in right foot. Employee was taken to the medical center where they diagnosed ee with a Contusion of the Right Foot.
Employee walking across parking lot and tripped straining ligament in left calf.
Non-Employee, Non-Contractor, Railroad Employee Injury Canadian Pacific Employee tripped and fell when deboarding the engine of the train as it entered the rail yard. Employee suffered back injuries and was taken to local hospital for examination.
Mine Utility Operator was mounting a CAT 320-E rock breaker when right ankle turned on the step causing Operator to land on the ground with right ankle. This caused a Bimalleolar fracture to right ankle.
Dredge Operator went downstairs to visibly inspect a cable on the Dredge. The employee noticed the employee forgot camera in the control room. As the employee was climbing up the stairs to the control room, employee slipped, fell on right hand, and fractured 5th metacarpal. It was raining at the time of the incident.
Employee was in the process of aligning a knife valve and lost balance and twisted left knee causing pain.
Employee was carrying a 5 gallon diesel can about to enter a door to the mill. The employee set the can on the ground to go inspect a noise at another location. When they started to walk away they slipped on a patch of ice with the left foot. They fell on their right side injuring a shoulder.
Miner was on a step ladder, approximately 5' High. Miner had 3 points of contact while attaching a hose. Miner twisted while installing the hose shifting EE's body weight causing the ladder to kick out from under EE. The miner fell striking EE's rib area. Miner was assessed and had no signs of injury but was taken to emergency room to be checked out.
Individual was performing a pre-shift walk around EE's truck and tripped, injuring EE's elbow. Original doctor visit allowed employee to return to work without restrictions due to no findings on x-rays. Employee returned to the doctor on 1/8/18 due to continued pain . CT scans showed an elbow fracture and placed employee on light duty.
Employee was setting up a heating device in our wet processing plant area when ee stepped backwards and slipped on a sheet of ice. The employee landed on wrist, causing a closed fracture.
Employee slipped on ice during preshift inspection of the wash house and fell forward onto right shoulder. Employee initially taken to doctor and released to full work duty. Employee returned to doctor on 02/22/18 and diagnosed with Full tear of the right rotator cuff and partial tears of other ligaments.
Employee was walking alongside the conveyor beltline and stepped on uneven ground/rock that was frozen and rolled an ankle resulting in pain, swelling and bruising. Employee was taken to the Emergency Room for further examination where an X ray determined that they had suffered a fracture to the lower tibia (ankle). Employee will need surgery to repair the broken bone.
Operator was lying down on a roller platform to spray out sand underneath a load out scale. Upon standing, operator twisted knee. Operator felt discomfort & reported it. Operator was released to work by operator's physician without restrictions. Upon further evaluation by operator's physician, surgery was recommended. Operator returned to work after surgery with modified duty.
Employee was walking on the walkway near the cyclones in the Utica I dryer building and tripped on a step. Employee braced themselves with the left hand as they were falling and fractured the left wrist. The front of the step was painted yellow and a caution step sign was directly overhead.
After performing cleaning operations the employee slipped on and fell onto a horizontal pipe striking mid-section on the pipe. Employee reported the injury to management on the 10th of February. Employee was taken to clinic and diagnosed with bruised ribs. Employee was placed on light duty for a week and given prescription medication to aid in the recovery.
The employee was descending a ladder when the right foot slipped on the rung. The employee was able to catch themselves with their upper body. A short time after, the employee felt pain in the lower back and right leg.
Employee working indoors on dry concrete with good lighting. Employee tripped over EE's own feet dislocating EE's right elbow. Employee was released to full job on the next day but wasn't scheduled to return to normal job until 4/9/2016.
The employee was attempting to disembark from a rail car crossing over from the platform to the end ladder when ee slipped off the ladder rung to the ground causing sprain to ankle.
The operator was cleaning branches off the Dozer and slipped off the dozer onto the ground. There did not appear to be any weather conditions that affected the accident as it was a partial cloudy day with no rain. When the operator fell, the hit injured right arm.
Employee was troubleshooting pneumatic scrape. EE was turning the position selector & quickly turned to look at the scrape. EE caught EE's foot on the cleat on the inclined walkway and fell, hitting the left side of EE's head on the lower slide plate along the walkway. Employee became unconscious. EE awoke dazed and walked to the office.