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The employee was descending the stairs of the clarifier area and as he was reaching the bottom, he tripped, injuring his right ankle.
The employee was cleaning the crusher with the water hose, he slipped sideways.
The employee was going up the stairs to the plant control room when he slipped and injured his right knee. He feels lots of pain and his knee is swollen.
The employee was giving maintenance to the conveyor; he was standing in the hallway holding the interior part of the handrail of the conveyor. He got dizzy, falling on hallway, hitting his right leg and affecting the muscle of the thigh.
The employee was going down the Clarifier stairs when a bird was going to bite him. While trying to avoid it, he slipped and injured his waist and left leg.
The EE was trying to go up to the plant, when he slipped and twisted his left foot and also causing a laceration on his left side.
The employee was placing on a piece on a platform. He slipped over and hit his left knee with the piece. He felt a strong pain.
The employee was getting off the loader by the stairs when he slipped and fell injuring his back.
The employee was leaving the clarifier area when he slipped and fell due to the polimers residue on the floor. He injured his right shoulder, right wrist, his back and right leg.
The EE was bringing the mine loader to the office area. As he bent down, he slipped on the stairs and fell on them. The EE feels lots of pain in his lower back side and his right leg.
The employee was pulling the Acetylene tanks cart when he slipped and fell back causing the tanks to fall on top of his legs. The employee has pain in his neck and back.
The employee was cleaning the plant floor. When he bent down to pick up a sack of material, he slipped falling sideways injuring his right shoulder, his neck and back.
The employee was climbing the stairs and did not step firmly, which caused an injury in his right knee with the sharp stairs. They took four stitches on his knee.
The employee was going up the stairs to verify the surge tank level. Before reaching the top he turned around and his hands slipped and he fell setting down between the tank pump. He injured his back.
The employee was walking toward the pump systems area and at this point he did not notice the hole in the ground covered with water. He fell down and hurt his lower back down to his left leg.
THE EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIRWAY TO EMPTY THE GARBAGE, UPON STEPING ON THE GROUND SHE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD, HURTING HER CHEST, RIGHT ARM, RIGHT LEG, THE KNEES AND BOTH HANDS.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BULLDOZER, AS HE GRABBED ONTO IT HE FELT A PROFOUND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH MADE HIM LOSE HIS BALANCE. HIS RIGHT HAND IS VERY SWOL LEN AND HE FEELS A LOT OF PAIN. HE CANNOT CARRY ANYTHING THAT IS TOO HEAVY WITH THAT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TRACK DRILL UP A HILL, THE EQUIPMENT ALMOST TIPPED OVER, HE JUMPED OFF FALLING ON A LOOSE ROCK HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.HE FEELS A LOT OF PAIN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EE WAS PAINTING AN OFFICE, HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS WAIST. HE CLAIMS TO BE IN ALOT OFPAIN ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS WAIST.
THE EE WAS CLEANING THE PLANT WITH A WATER HOSE. HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT INTO A STEEL BEAM. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.