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WORKING ON A PIECE OF PIPE AND FELL, INJURING LEFT WRIST.
EMPL STUMBLED DESCENDING STAIRS AND CAUGHT HANDRAIL BUT TWISTED RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING STEPS WHEN FOOT SLIPED & HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM ON SHELF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD ON SIDEWALK AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE USED A CHAIR AS A STEP LADDER, CHAIR COLLAPSED ALLOWING HIM TO FALL. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/16/89.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO A WOODEN PLATFORM WHICH COLLAPSED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND FRACTURE HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CAT TRUCK CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LADDER AND GRABBED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRAINED FIRST JOINT OF RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET STEP TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG HE HUNG ON WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING HIM TO SUPPORT HIS RIGHT WITH A JERK RESULTING IN INJRY TO HIS LEFT SH OULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A SAFETY HANDRAIL TAKING OFF A MOTOR GUARD WHEN HE SLIPPED HURTING HIS BACK
WHILE ENTERING THE PLANT WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON AN ICY WALK AND HURT HIS BACK FIRST AID WAS RENDERED THEN EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE USED A BUCKET TO STAND ON WHILE HOLDING A BAR IN RIGHT HAND THE BUCKET TIPPED OVER.BAT HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD AS HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JOY DRILL TO GET INTO A PICK UP HE JUMPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEPP TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK AND LOST FOOTING THROWING A ALL OF HIS WIEGHT ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE SUDDEN LOAD OVERSTRESSED THE RIGHT KNEE NOTE EMPLOYEE CAME AND WORKED THE NEXT DAY BY AFTERNOON THE KNEE SWELLED UP CO SENT HIM TO DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING MATERIAL OFF OF TRUCK WAS PULLING ON A CABLE CHOKER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT LOWER BACK
WALKING BY STOR9ROOM SLIPPED ON SNOW TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
HE SLIPPED ON ICE ALMOST FEL LBUT BROKE FALL
LOADING RAIL CA9 WITH CEMENT STEPPED FROM WALKWAY TO TOP OF CAR FELL HIT LEFT SHOULDER WENT TO DR 11-17-87.
STATES HE SLIPP9D ON A ROCK & HIT BUTTOCKS WAS HNOT DEPARTED OR SENT TO DOC.UNTIL 121587
WALKING ON TOP 2F ADDITIVE TANK LID WAS OPEN STEPPED IN OPENING
LOADING BULK TR6CK, RAN DOWN WALKWAY CAUGHT TOP ON SIDE OF WALKWAY TRIPPED AND FELL
STANDING ON GRA7ING PLATFORM OF A ROWMILL FEED CHUTE, TURNED BODY AND FOOT DID NOT TURN- TWISTED KNEE.
EMP WAS WORKING3ON A PLANK SCAFFOLDING EMP STEPPED BACK THUS SHIFTING THE WEIGHT ON THE PLANK. PLANK TIPED CAUSING EMP TO FALL BACKWARD LANDING ON RT SIDE TWISTING RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN5ESTIGATING A REPORT OF A UTILITY POLE FIRE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND ELL INTO THE HOT ASHES WITH BOTH HANDS.
INJURED WAS REM2VING ROLLS FROM COAL MILL,A SECTION OF FLOOR & GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CAT WALK,TO LOWER ROLLS TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR 10 FEET BELOW.ONE ROLL HAD BEEN REMOVED THE SECON D ROLL WAS BEIN1 REMOVED WHEN IT BECAME LODGED.INJURED ENTERED COAL MILL WITH A BAR TO PRY ROLL LOOSE.AFTER FREEING ROLL HE BACKED OUT OF MILL AND STEPED THROUGH HOLE.
WALKING DOWN ST5IRS FROM CONTROL RM TO GROUND FLOOR SLIPPED ON SOMETHING ON STAIRS AND TWISTED BACK AND HIT HAND ON HAND RAIL.WASNT USING HANDRAIL.
CUTTING PIECE O0 METAL WITH T ORCH WALKED ACROSS METAL SLIPPED & FELL & HURT KNEE
MISJUDGED STEPP3NG FROM SIDEWALL TO STREET DUE TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW- INJURED BACK
PUNCHING CLAY S7ARVATION OUT OF BIN SLIPPED ON W ET CLAY THAT WAS PILED ON THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CLEAN OUT OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER BY THROWING ROCKS OUT FROM INSIDE THE CRUSHER. WHEN FINSHED HE CRAWLED OUT OF THE INSPECTION DOOR AND STEPPED THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE MAIN DECK WHER9 ALL THE MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THE CRUSHER WAS ALLOWED TO DROP TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE BRUISED AND SCRATCHED RIGHT HIP,RIGHT KNEE AND BRUSIED LEFT KNEE.
PUTTING FUEL IN7O DRILL, SLIPPED ON OILY SURFACE
WORKING IN NO 13KILN STARTED OUT OF KILN DOWN A PORTABLE SET OF STEPS WHEN HE STEPPED OFF BOTTM STEP TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE FELL W2ILE CLIMBING DOWN A CLINKER PILE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
EMP TRIPPED OVE9 A PUMP PART FELL AND HURT RIGHT KNEE
EE WAS ON WAY T2 PICK UP SAMPLE AT #2 RAW MILL TRIPPED & FELL FROM WALKWAY TO FLOOR IN MILLROOM BREAKING BONE IN RIGHT HEEL & FOOT.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO 2ND SHIFT AND WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE REISDUE FROM MAJOR MAINTENANCE WHICH HAD BEEN COMPLETED HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SCREW CONVEYOR WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED AN D WAS TO PLACE IT IN A FREIGHT ELEVATOR I.NAME BACKED INTO THE ELEVATOR AND FELL OVER OTHER MATERIAL ALREADY PLACED IN THE ELEVATOR WHICH HE HAD NOT CHECKED
SLIPPED AND FEL5 WHILE DESCENDING STAIRS.
CLIMBING DOWN F9OM DRILL IN QUARRY AND HURT LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING VACCUUM CLEANER UP STAIRWAY WHEN HE TRIPPED ON NEXT STEP UP AND LOST HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED FOR THE VACCUUM CLEANER TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS
EMPLOYEE STEPPING ON RAILROAD HOPPER CAR LADDER & TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.HE CONTINUED WORKING. AFTER LUNCH HE CLIMBED A RAIL HOPPER CAR LADDER AND PULLED THE MUSCLES AND TENDONS IN THE SAME ANKLE AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON CAT TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN INHIS SHOULDERS AS HE CAUGHT HISSELF
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON INCLINE WALKWAY NEXT TO FINISH MILL FEED BELT. HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF CLINKER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING KILN AND CAUGHT HIS PANT LEG ON ANCHORED IN THE KILN NOSE RING, HE FELL DOWN SEVERAL STAIRS, LANDING HEAVILY ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE
HE DUMPED CLINKER INTO GRIZZLY, GRIZZLY PLUGGED. HE SWEPT CLINKER FROM RECLAIM TUNNEL RAMP SO THAT HE WOULD NOT FALL AND PULLED STOP CORD ON CONVEYOR TO PREVENT STARTING AND CLIMBED ONTO THE C ONVEYOR FRAME TO UNPLUG THE GRIZZLY THE EQUIPMENT START UP HORN SOUNDED AND HE QUICKLY GOT OFF THE CONVEYOR . AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE STEPPED INTO A PILE SOUNDED AND HE QUICKLY GOT OFF THE CON
EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP ON A 4\ STEPLADDER AND LE FELL TO THE FLOOR HE RECIECED A BRUISED TAILBONE A SPRAINED LEFT WRIST AND A CUT ON HIS HEAD REQUIRING 8 STITCHES
EMPL HAS HISTORY OF CALCIUM DEPOSIT SPIKES ON HEELS OF FEET.AS EMPL LEFT WORK STATION ...SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND CAUSED WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO LEFT HEEL.HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO LEFT HEEL OCCURRED .EMPL WENT TO PERSONAL DR.CASE ACCEPTED AS ON JOB AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE TOOK SHORT CUT DOWN GYP UNLOADING BELT WALKWAY INSTEAD OF STAIRS FROM STORAGE CRANE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PC OF GYP ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE OF HAZARD