Employee was kneeling on a pile of product, as EE got up with EE's right foot, it slipped. Employee tried to break the fall with EE's right arm.
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Showing all 20Employee was walking down a slope, slipped on gravel and strained left knee.
Kneeling left knee on frame, right foot slipped and lost balance.
On 07/18/2024 at 7:30 am, operator was standing on the loader side step checking the oil level. When they opened the door, they lost balance and fell back and landed on the ground standing.*Did not become a reportable until 08/12/2024, the operator wanted medical attention.
Employee worked normal job on May 16, 2019. Everything seemed normal that day. Employee went home at 3:00 PM. At 8:37 PM employee called supervisor stating that employee is in the hospital with broken left hip. See Exhibit A.
Employee climbed up on a three and half foot high concrete slab and was cleaning salt off a conveyor belt, when he got through he jumped off the slab and twisted his right knee. On 2/10/2016 employee received a cortisone shot for Pain.
The operator was inspecting a pneumatic bulk truck when he slipped and bruised his right ankle. No doctor visit required = he said he was ok and has done the same job until 6/27/2012 when he requested a doc visit because the ankle was still a little sore. When the incident occurred he was wearing proper PPE.
Employee slip and fell running down a slope, going to turn the screening plant off. Fell on left leg and felt a pop on left knee. On 04/25/2016 employee received a Cortisone shot for pain.
Operator had leaned an 8 foot ladder against a wall to clean windows. The wall had a removable panel to facilitate cable changes on the hoist. The ladder slipped when the panel moved, causing the operator to fall.
EE was going up the stairs at a fast pace to the bottom hummer room, when he tripped and fell on the top landing of stairway. He had a laceration on right leg that required sutures.
EE was walking up stairs on the west side of bottom east hummer. The 8th stair step fell out causing his right leg to fall into hole where step fell out. EE complained of lower back pain.
Employee was stacking bags, caught foot between pallets twisting right knee.
Employee was dismounting CAT and slipped on step. Held on with both arms, then fell towards the ground. He fell from the 4th step.
Employee was inspecting bulk truck and shoe got caught on latch. He fell and hit knee.
Coming down stairs, he slipped and hurt left ankle.
Employee tripped on electrical cable that goes from encline belt to block press. He fell on his left hand (fractured left forearm). Employee is on restricted work activity.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF HER OFFICE AND TRIPPED ON A RUG IN THE HALLWAY, FALLING TO THE FLOOR AND FRACTURING HER RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS CHG OIL ON FREST BRINE PUMP. HE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON A SMALL PILE OF SALT THAT GAVE AWAY. HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE IS ON MODIFIED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BULT LOADING SCALE AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
EE REPORTED ON 5-22-00 THAT HE STEPPED OUT OF THE PICKUP TRUCK AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON 4-25-00. ON 6-2-00 EE REPORTED THAT HIS LEG WAS HURTING. DR INFORMED HIM THAT HE HAD A RUPTURED DI SC IN HIS BACK.