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EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING QUARRY LOADER, SET THE WASHER WAND DOWN AND STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE CAB DECK. HE STEPPED BACK BEFORE TAKING HOLD OF HAND RAIL AND FELL 6-8 FEET TO THE GROUND, STRI KING HIS LEFT FOOT HEEL ON THE WASH BAY SLAB.
EE WAS WALKING TO SHOP TO GET OIL FOR THE COMPANY TRUCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A ROOF BOLT, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A RAILROAD BEAM. EE'S HARD HAT FELL OFF WHEN HE FELL, AND HE CUT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD A LOADER IN THE UNDERGROUND MINE. HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK, FELL & HIT HIS ELBOW ON ANOTHER ROCK.
EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO THE LOADING BIN WITH THE DJB (QUARRY TRUCK). WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE TURCK, HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT WA S CAUGHT IN TEH HOLE WHNE HE FELL, AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK ABOUT NOON, RIGHT HAND WAS ON STEERING WHEEL, LEFT HAND WAS ON DOOR HANDLE, RIGHT FOOT WAS REACHING FOR GROUND, LEFT FOOT WAS ON SWINGING STEP. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP LEAVING ALL WEIGHT HANGING ON ARMS. EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN RIGHT RIBCAGE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF. ALLEGED PULL IN RIGHT RIBCAGE. DID NOT HURT IMMEDIATELY, STIFFENED UP OVER L
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE SCALE HOUSE FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S PARKING LOT TO CLOCK IN AT THE START OF HIS DAY WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED SLOPE, INJURING HIMSELF.
THE EE WAS INA HURRY GETTING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND CARELESSLY MISSED THE HAND HOLD. INJURED HIS WRIST WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BRAKES & AIR SYSTEM ON DJB, WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM OPERATORS STAND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A STEP GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS LOADING HIS STOCKPILE TRUCK FROM BIN WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GROUND. INJURING HIS BACK.
HE WAS MOVING BOXES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A FACE AND THE DRILL QUIT RUNNING AND HE JUMPED OFF OF MACHINE AND JAMMED HIS KNEE AND ALSO HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN HIS KNEE CAP.
STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK LANDED ON GROUND WRONG PAIN IN L KNEE
LOADING EQUIP ON TRUCK STEPPED ON ICE CAUSING FALL ON HIS BACK.CONTINUED TO WORK REST OF SHIFT BUT INCREASING PAIN CAUSED HIM TO GO TO EMERG RM AFTER SHIFT.
I NAME WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO REINJURE A PREVIOUS SPRAIN
THE INJURED WAS SENT TO REPLACE AN EMPTY OXYGEN TANK ON THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK.AFTER HAVING REMOVED THE EMPTY TANK AND SETTING THE NEW TANK ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRUCK BE D TO SECURE AND CHAIN THE TANK.IN DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE TANK FOR SUPPORT CAUSING BOTH HIMSELF AND THE TANK TO FALL OFF TRUCK.THE TANK LANDED ON HIS HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO
I NAME WAS GREASING HIS LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE LOADER.
I.NAME HAD BEEN DOING MAINTANCE AT THE END OF HIS PREVIOUS SHIFT & HAD LEFT HIS GLASSES LAYING ON CONVEYOR SO BEFORE SHIFT BEGAN TODAY HE WENT BACK TO CONVEYOR TO RETRIEVE GLASSES WHILE CLIMBI NG DOWN FROM CONVEYOR HE LOST HIS FOOTING & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS WRIST BECAME LODGED THERE HAD BEEN A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ASHORT TIME BEFORE & PLANT WAS WET
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN CATWALK CLEANING THE BELTS OFF USING A SHOVEL WHEN THE WOOD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO BIN PLANT WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT HOSPITAL REPOR TED THAT EMPLOYEE HAS SUSTAINED BRUISES AND MUSCLE STRAIN BUT WOULD BE ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DUTIES ON 5-20-85
CLEANING OUT ROCK BIN AND IN COMING BACK UP ROPE,HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK INTO BIN.FIRST REPORTS FROM EMERG RM AND DR WAS BACK S PRAIN.IN LATER MONTHS THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLIC ATIONS RESULTING IN HOSPITAL VISITS AND INVOLVED VARIOUS DRS.