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Employee was cleaning cat walk around Jaw area
The injured employee was at the washing plant to clear debris from the catwalk and screening surface. While walking on the catwalk employee slipped on ice and fell.
It was the start of the shift and employee was going up the steps to enter the control room for the start of the shift. As they reached the top step they turned to talk with a coworker. As they turned they slipped backwards and Right foot became caught between the stairs. This prevented them from falling down the stairs, but it injured the foot.
Our maintenance mechanic was doing pre-operational inspection and preventative maintenance on a Hitachi EH 1100-5 haul truck on the morning of Wednesday, April 19, 2017. As ee was exiting the equipment ee slipped on the bottom step and fell to the ground. Landing on right side causing pain to this area.
Employee stated EE was coming down the ladder from the Jaw Platform and EE's feet slipped on the ladder rung, and EE fell to the ground.
Employee was helping remove the cover from the shut that allows materials to flow from the 8x20 Telsmith Sizing Screen to the #15 conveyor. As he was lifting the left side of the cover he lost is balance and fell forward into the cover. He hid his mouth on the cover as he fell.
Employee was dismounting Cat D6 dozer and stepped onto blade. He then jumped off the blade to the ground and sprained his left foot.