Slip lead to sprain of right foot. Restrictions imposed
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Showing 50 of 61The aero phine bulk storage tote was leaking. The employee checked the tote level and slipped, breaking both ankles.
Dismounting D11 Dozer in the Truck Shop.
Weather: sunny, haul road ground conditions with medium-sized rock in the road.
Pulled a muscle while walking and bending over on the blast pattern.
Below freezing temperatures, leading to icy areas on the slope. The employee fell, jarring their back.
Employee was exiting a Bobcat Skidsteer loader and rolled their left ankle.
The employee (EE) was using a paint stick to begin marking boot holes following a heading inspection. The EE's right foot slipped on uneven ground causing their weight to shift left. The left foot also slipped, and the EE began to fall to the ground. A rock came between the ground and leg just above the left calf area. The impact resulted in a fracture to the lower left fibula.
Employee was walking down a 6060 cat shovel with a small box. EE fell approximately 7 steps to the ground. This resulted in the employee sustaining some scratches to their stomach, knees, and face. Along with breaking their jaw.
Employee slipped and fell due to snow on the ground resulting in a distal fibula fracture.
Employee was walking when they stepped wrong and twisted their knee on 11/28/2022. On 12/21/2022, it was determined that the employee needed surgery due to a torn meniscus.
Employee lost their balance and fell forward resulting in a laceration on their forehead.
As an employee was walking they slipped and fell on their shoulder due to ice on the ground. On 1/2/2021 it was determined that the employee had a fracture of the humeral head.
An employee was stepping out of a blue room and twisted their knee. On 1/6/2021 the employee was given work restrictions due to a torn meniscus.
An employee stepped out of a truck and twisted their ankle.
An employee fell and contacted the ground causing pain in their back.
As an employee was walking backwards they tripped and fell landing on their arm. It was determined that a tendon was torn. On 2/3/2020, the employee had surgery to repair the tendon.
An employee tripped and fell causing pain in their knee.
Employee felt pain in their shoulder when they slipped and fell while stepping across a ditch on 1/2/2019. Employee felt reoccurring pain and on 1/27/2021 it was determined that the employee had a rotator cuff tear consistent with the 1/2/2019 incident.
An employee was walking down the slide slope of a leach pad when they tripped and fell, twisting their leg during the fall.
An employee stepped off of a forklift and twisted their left ankle. Due to continuing pain, the employee was seen on 7/5/17 and was given work restrictions.
While walking at a Q-point, an employee tripped and fell. Original x-ray results were negative. Due to the employee continuing to experience pain additional scans were taken. On 6/10/2016, it was determined that 2 left side ribs were fractured.
Employee strained their right leg.
Walking outside the Truck Shop and slipped on a slick area, he did not fall but twisted his knee.
An employee stepped wrong and twisted their knee. The employee was released to full duty until 4-13-15 when they underwent surgery for their knee injury.
Employee was inside of a feeder to replace the head pulley. His FLRA was completed, SOP was followed, and he was using fall restraint. After the pin was removed the rigging failed causing the flights within the feeder to slide downward. The employee fell and was caught by his fall restraint but in the process something hit his leg causing his injury.
After removing a chain wrench from the drill, the operator stepped backwards, falling between the cab and the deck of the drill (a space approx. 4.5 inches wide). His right lower leg was cut on a bolt sticking out of the deck.
As an employee was walking down liner, they slipped and fell causing pain in their right knee. The employee was transported to the hospital where it was determined that they have a sprain. The employee was released to restricted duty with the use of crutches.
As an employee was exiting the Admin Building, they tripped and fell. The employee felt pain in their left wrist. On 8-26-13 it was determined the the employee's wrist was fracured.
As an employee was walking down the Gold Hill heap side-slope, she lost her footing. In an attempt to break her fall, she extended her arm and landed on her out-stretched right hand. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where it was determined that her right wrist was broken.
Three employees were carrying a barrel handler that weighed over 300 pounds. One employee was walking backwards & tripped over a rock. The employee fell down & the barrel handler fell on top of him. The employee's left leg was under his body, & he began feeling pain in his ankle. The employee was transported to NRMC where it was determined that his ankle was fractured.
An employee fell off of the base of a "candlestick" (used to bridge electrical cable over haul roads). (Base is approximately 36" above ground level. The employee received a laceration to the left side of their head requiring eight sutures.
Employee was walking down warehouse stairs, where he blacked out and woke up on the concrete floor. Employee suffered a 1 inch laceration that took 5 staples.
EE was using an eight foot fiberglass ladder to install coax cable above the suspended ceiling in the office area of the RMG truck stop.When the EE came down the ladder and his left foot touched the floor his leg would not support his weight and he fell to the floor.
Employee was walking down the face of a heap that was actively leached when he tripped over a large piece of rock and fell. As he fell, he attempted to catch himself entirely with his left hand. His left hand took the entire force of the fall and his forearm was broken just above the wrist. One of the two bones in the forearm broke.
Employee jumped from deck of truck and fell causing a shoulder separation.
While working on the work platform of a boom truck the employee tripped and fell backwards striking his head, neck and back on the ground.
Employee was walking down the stairs of a rubber tire dozer and slipped landing on his right hand. Employee received a hair line fracture to his right hand.
Employee was climbing a ladder to hand another employee a 55 drum lid. He was approx 3 to 4 rungs up on the ladder when he reached to hand up the lid, the ladder then kicked out, causing him to fall off approx. 8 ft. The ladder was tied off on one side of the ladder.
As an employee was responding to a code blue, they lost their footing while going down the stairs. When the employee grabbed the handrails, the backpack that they had over their right shoulder, swung forward, causing their shoulder to dislocate.
Employee was climbing the ladder on a RTD, his foot slipped and he fell to the ground.
Employee climbed to the top of a berm to look at marking stakes at the toe of the dump. When employee turned to come down from the berm, a rock rolled under his foot, causing him to fall. When employee fell he struck his knee on a sharp rock, causing an abrasion and puncture wound.
The employee was exiting the mine bus to begin shift and lost her footing falling and striking her right side (The date of incident was 09/01/07 but this individual has been working with a full release. It was determined that it was a Reportable Incident on 11/12/07)
The employee was picking up a roll of paper towels that had been dropped during a pre-use inspection and slipped and fell. Attempting to catch himself, the employee landed on his wrist and fractured it.
The operator was transversing a side slope when she lost her footing and fell backward landing with her weight on her hands.
Operator was doing pre-operational check then stepped in a hole. Though the incident occurred on May 16th, the fracture was not discovered until June 16th.
EE WAS CHANGING A DRILL SUB OFF A PIT DRILL. HE FELL FROM THE DECK TO THE GROUND APPROX 2.5 FEET INJURING HIS WRIST DURING THE FALL.
EE WAS WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT & SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE & FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING WHEEL CHOCKS AFTER 8:00 AM BREAK AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
A DRILL OPERATOR LOWERED THE MAST ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG TO DO AN INSPECTION WITH FIELD MECHANIC. DURING THE INSPECTION THE OPERATOR STEPPED INTO A HOLE.