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EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING A 2 INCH PIPE UP A SLOPE ON THE LEACH PAD, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTIN A ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE. HE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK, SHOULDERS AND HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS X-RAYED AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL. THE X-RAY SLOWED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR WORK THE NEXT TWO DAYS DUE TO SCHEDULE CHAGE. HAS NOT REPORTED BACK TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRIPPERS ON CELL 24 SLOPE OF LEACH PAD WHILE WALKING HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON HEAD GROUND & FELL HE LANDED ON HIS BACKSIDE SLIDING DOWN THE SLOPE HE PULLED HIS BACK DURING THE SLIDE HE WORKED SHIFT HOWEVER WENT IN FOR CHECKUP DOC GAVE HIM TIME OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE OPERATOR ON THIS SHIFT. HE WAS CLIMBING ON A LINE FEEDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 4 FEET. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. LATER REPORTED HIS KNEE W AS SWELLING. THE DOCTOR HASN'T GIVEN EXACT DIAGNOSIS OF KNEE PROBLEM, WILL RE-EXAMIN IT ON 9-16-91. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 9-5-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT & SLIPPED ON ICE
ICE COVERING AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING (APPROX. 18"). EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 1/2" EMITTER LINE. HIS ICE SPIKE BECAME STUCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN THE SLOPE. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON ORE THAT WASN'T COVERED WITH ICE.
WALKING UP STAIRS TO OFFICE SLIPPED ON STEP WET BOOTS OR STAIRS SLIPPING GRABBED HANDRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND OVERSTRECHED ARM AND SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WAS SOLUTION ON THE FLOOR. HE WALKED BY THE ACID WQAS PUMP AND HE DROPPED HIS PEN. WHEN HE TRIED TO PICK UP THE PEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL. SOULTION FROM A F LANGE DRIPPED ON HSI FOREHEAD INTO HIS LEFT EYE,BEHIND HIS SAFTEY GLASSES. THE EYES WERE FLUSHED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANFERRED TO THE HOPITAL.
STATES HE TRIPPED ON ICE-FELL & HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE ON CONCRETE FLOOR RENDERING HIMUNCONSICIOUS.
EMPL DESCENDING3LADDER-WAY OFF HAUL TRUCK SLIPPED OFF ICY RUNG LANDING ERECT OF FROZEN GROUND.EMPL FELL 8-9'.
SLIPPED WHILE W5LKING ON AN EMBANKMENT AND FELL CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT RIB CAGE
EMP WAS WALKING3DOWN CRUSHER STAIRS AT GROUND LEVEL HE STEPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE AND SLIPPED. ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON HAD RAILING CAUSINGG TORN LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLE STRAIN ON MIDBACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING INSIDE BUCYRUS ERIE TRACK DRILL ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SLIPPED ON OILY FLOOR AND RT LEG STRUCK HYDRAULIC OIL CONTROL
EMPLOYEE WAS FI5LING PORTABLE STEAM CLEANER WITH WATER HE SLIPPED AND LOST CONTROL OF WATER HOSE EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK BED WAS STRUCK BY WATER HOSE ACROSS LEFT EYE BROW AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN FOR STEAM CLEANER WORKING PLATFORM AND STEPPED INTO OPEN WATER GUTTER
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ARING SNOW FROM SNOWBIRD WATER SPRINKLER HEAD SNOW PACK AND ICE IN 10-20 FOOT RADIUS COLLAPSED FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL
WAS SCALING DOW3 THE DEAD BED IN A 750 TON SURGE BIN HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO SWING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BIN SUSPENDED ON THE SAFETY BELT & ROPE HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE UPON IMPACT WITH THE3WALL
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING SNOW OFF OF THE LEACH PAD LINER HE SLIPPED AND FELL
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SNOW FROM THE LEACH PAD LINER USING A SHOVEL HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS RT HIP
EMPL SIGNALLING3FROM DOZER TRACK SLIPPED AND STUBBED RIGHT SMALL FINGER ON DOZER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING MUCK ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO TROUGHING ROLLER, CATCHONG HIS HAND BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.
EMPL HELPING SH2VEL ORE OFF CONVEYOR LINE.HE JUMPED 6' TO GROUND INJURING KNEE.NOT DETERMINED UNTIL 7-16-86 THAT MEDICAL TREATMENT AS SPECIFIED IN PART 50.
PLASTIC LINER I8 BEING USED IN THE LEACH PAD. SNOW HAD FALLEN ON THE PLASTIC. WHEN I NAME WAS STANDING ON THE PLASTIC TO SHOVEL SNOW, HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
I.NAME WAS SHOV9LING SNOW OFF OF DITCH BANK TO MAKE WORK AREA SAFE FOR ACCESS, LOST FOOTING AND ROLLED DOWN INTO DITCH APPROX 4' DEEP STRUCK BACK ON PIPE LINE IN BOTTOM OF DITCH - NO BONES BRO KEN BUT STRAINE8 OR SPRAINED MUSCLES IN B ACK
FROZEN UNEVEN G9OUND DISMOUNTING DOZER
SLICK, FROZEN G9OUND.
SNOW ON MACHINE9Y AND GROUND, FUELING DOZER
POURING OIL INT2 COMPRESSOR STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND