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EE was walking out of office trailer near Crusher, slipped on ice landing on left side of their body.
EE was de-boarding drill staircase, stepped to the ground and rolled left ankle resulting in a sprain.
Low light circumstances. Employee did not use the issued flash light and tripped and fell causing injury
Employee was walking up steps to drum feed 3 conveyor when right foot slipped off step and foot landed on previous step (no fall). Felt pain behind right knee area and swelling. Area was well lit and stairs were clear & dry. Employee was diagnosed with a blood clot in the back of the right knee.
EE mounting bolts for containment hose on 7 drill; tied off to frame, exiting area & strap caught unused mounting plate. EE fell back & twisted lower back. EE has been working. Treating for PT later.
EE assigned to engine C/O on pro-truck 210, stall 127. Believed ee working on installing left exhaust pipe for the pro-truck. Unknown if ee was stepping onto or off of rolling stair next to frame or working from stair when fell 10 ft. to ground. No witnesses to the incident. EE's partner heard noise & their name. EE found inside driver left front tire on floor (hands & knees).
Employee climbed up a 5ft fiberglass ladder and adjusted a few come-along that were used to lower a shovel house fan. As employee climbed down the ladder, EE missed the last step and fell to the ground landing on left ankle. Employee sprained left ankle.
Employee was assisting the labor crew with manually moving electrical cable. Employee was attempting to manually carry a section of electrical cable when the cable tightened and pulled the employee to the ground causing right knee pain.
Employee was exiting pickup truck at the end of shift. As employee exited the vehicle, right foot got entangled in a cord that was hanging down by the brake pedal. The employee fell to the ground as employee exited the vehicle.
Employee stepped out of truck and slipped on ice and twisted knee.
Employee was leaving the drill using the main steps. As the employee reached the bottom step, the employee lost balance and fell forward landing on the left shoulder.
Employee stepped down from a storage dock in the lay down yard. As ee stepped down, the employee slipped and fell against a steel channel resulting in pain in right shoulder. Employee underwent right shoulder surgery on May 16, 2017.
Employee engaged in cutting apart WT beams, as EE made the second to last cut, the beam sprung apart and struck employee in the shins causing EE to fall face forward on to the shop floor.
Employee was walking down the stairs in the Pellet Plant when left foot slipped and right foot went between two stairs. Employee felt a strain in right ankle and knee.
Employee was performing welding repairs on chute for load zone when lost footing and caught self by grabbing a beam. Employee initially diagnosed with right lateral epicondylitis. On August 24, 2016, employee had surgery to repair a partial tear of the common extensor tendon.
Employee possibly exacerbated pre-existing condition when ee twisted right knee. Employee underwent right knee arthroscopy on June 28, 2016 to address pre-existing degenerative joint disease, arthritic wearing of the cartilage and internal derangement of the right knee.
Employee was completing EE's walk around on Production Truck 209 when EE stepped in a hole and rolled EE's ankle
Employee fell from 2 feet above the ground and landed on a piece of angle iron and twisted EE's ankle.
Employee was stepping out of rougher tub and felt a twist and strain in his left knee. The employee underwent left knee arthroscopy on January 19, 2016.
Employee was measuring holes on a blast pattern. While stepping back from a hole, he tripped over a rock causing him to fall to the ground.
Employee stepped down onto ground off of weld truck and rolled his left ankle. The employee was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain.
Employee slipped while working inside Mill #6 trommel, twisting his left knee and straining his right shoulder. Employee referred to physical therapy on November 6, 2014 and stated he would let employer know when he had his first session.
Employee was hosing on the north west side of the Main Pumphouse Tailings Tank. She took a couple steps back, stumbled and fell into the corner of the oil tank.
Employee was struck by an outrigger on a cable truck. The outrigger was not hooked to hydraulics and it came down and impacted the employee on the right side of his face. The outrigger then struck the employee on the shoulder and pushed him to the ground where the employee was pinned by the outrigger.
While carrying a piece of scrap metal down the stairs, the employee fell at the bottom of the stairs. The employee thought she was stepping onto the last step, however, she actually had one more step to go.
MEO was working OT for Drill Operator and was looking over the drill pattern. He lost his footing and fell on some sharpe rocks with left hand and palm of hand. Was sent to emergency room and required stitches on left palm
Mechanic was walking in from the 502 man door. He stepped through what appeared to be just water running near a trench. He slipped and twisted his right foot and rolled his ankle and fell to the floor.
Mechanic was strapping a shovel drive shaft which was steamed cleaned. The drive shaft was on a pallet and Mechanic tripped on strap and pallet and fell to the concrete floor on left shoulder.
EE was carrying in a 20lb propane tank from pickup parked outside the 409 door. While walking toward the building he slipped on a patch of ice. He fell to the ground and hit his face, cutting his upper lip
Tractor operator did a pre-inspection on dozer and step up about 6 inches from the ground using 3 pt contact and heard a pop in right knee.
EE was patching rougher tub on the back side with Nordback. The welder put some material on and picked up the pail and stepped backwards into the tials launder area of the tub. He twisted his right knee when his leg dropped in the launder. Started PT on 05/18/2012.
Tractor operator was filling the tractor with oil and handed the hose to mechanic and climbed down the ladder. His left foot got hung up on the push arm causing him to spin and stumble to the ground. Felt pain in left knee and ankle.
EE was helping move the cable for the 51 shovel. The trucks were shutdown because of weather. The EE slipped and fell on ice and fell on right wrist. Later it was stiff and swelled during the shift
EE started the shift and completed ground portion of inspection and started climbing the stairs to the cab. His foot slipped and caught himself with hand and strained his arm. felt pain after the shift and was seen at the doctor
EE was exiting the grader and slipped off one of the ladder rungs and he felt a pain in his right shoulder blade area of his back
Stepped off of structural beam left leg first, put pressure on right leg and left leg gave out. Worker was taken to emergency room and diagnosed with torn acl and meniscus.
EE was walking into work and tripped in the parking lot..Uneven section of black top in Parking lot. The injury occurred 06/16/2011 and didn't treat until 09/30/2011
EE was walking between the Balling drum control to the Tablefeeder and was watching the conveyor belt and tripped over a structural brace and fell forward on the grating which injured her left knee.
EE while climbing off the loader, slipped and grabbed the railing on the loader, resulting in shoulder strain.
Employee was climbing on the 322 Cat to clean and while climbing on the track, she slipped and fell on the push arm of the blade and landed on her left rib cage and bruised her right knee.
Operator was doing his walk around inspection of the loader and twisted his right knee on uneven ground
Employee slipped on oil pad which covered the floor drain from a previous shift. Employee has had numerous back injuries..
Operator was walking around the deck of the 87 front end loader and slipped on some pellets that were on the deck by the stairway and fell on the bruised his right shoulder and neck
Employee was changing a tire on production truck and was up on the top step of a 4 step ladder and was stepping down and fell. Under further review and further investigation from the safety committe uncovered further details to review the incident again. Employee had been treated for other injury on wrist in the past.
Employee came down the stairs and slipped on some pellets and fell to the floor, injurying his ankle. Due to favoring his ankle over the next four months, EE has had problems with his knee. Seen by the doctor and listed as Occupational Illness.
Employee was carrying a Truck door with his partner and slipped and fell forward when reaching for the hand rail and felt instant pain in elbow
Employee was hosing pellets and was standing on a pile of pellets and lost his footing and fell on his right knee. Under further review from the safety committe and further investigations and uncovered further details we found he had previous knee injury.
While stepping off the backhoe, he slipped but did not fall. He was holding on to the rail, aggravating his pre-existing back problems.
The employee fell on icy conditions. Aggravated cystic change seen in the scaphoid of his left wrist. 7 X-rays taken, per chart notes, no fractures or dislocations.
Using a stationery ladder to get off of the 59 Shovel. The ladder was stuck when she tried to lower it, so she stomped on it to get it unstuck. When it gave way she had both hands and right foot on the ladder as it lowered approx. 9 feet causing a fracture to her foot.