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THE EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE WAS CARRYING HIS TOOLBAG AND A PIPE WRENCH WHICH HE FELL INTO AND HURT HIS RIBS. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2/23/98.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND HIT HIS HIP.
THE EE WAS STEPPING OVER THE PIPE LINE WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE ANGLE AT THE BARREL FLOAT AND HE FELL AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK.
THE EE WAS GOING TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE TRIED TO CLIMB OVER A CABLE, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT & HE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT ELBOW & SIDE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTN WITH OUR COMPANY DR UNTIL 1/ 6/98.
WHILE COMING OUT OF #1 KILN AND OVER THE DAM THE EE SLIPPED. HE GRABBED THE BURNER PIPE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND BACK AND THEN FELL ONTO THE COOLER GRATES.
EE WAS WORKING WITH TWO TOHER EES DRIVING A ROD INTO A PIPE IN THE RAKE TANK. THE ROD GOT FAST ON THE CENTER OF THE RAKE PLOW. THE RAKE STARTED TO PULL THE ROD INTO THE TANK. EE WENT INTO THE OLD PUMPHOUSE TO TURN THE RAKE OFF. AS HE TURNEDTHE CORNER SOMETHING HAPPENED IN HIS CALF, IT WAS AS IF HE WAS HIT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE.
WHEN THE EE WAS WALKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE "B"PAN, COMING OUTOF THE TUNNEL, WHEN HE STEPPEDINTO THE WATER SUMP HOLE, WHICH SOMEONE LEFT THECOVER OFF OF, AND FELL TO THE FLOOR
WHEN EE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRACKMOBILE TO HOOK UP AIRLINES TO THE RAIL CAR, HIS ANKLE GAVE AWAY AND HE SLIPPED
WHILE POKING COAL DOWN THROUGH THE GRIZZLY, A LARGE LUMP FELL OFF OF THE PILE NEXT TO GRIZZLY AND WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY, HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN HOLE OF GRIZZLY AND TWISTED LEFT LEG AND PULL ED GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE HAND CLIMBED UP THE STEPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF STEP OF THE P & H CRANE AND WAS MOVING AOUND THE MUFFLER TO GET UP TOT HE MAIN WINCH. HE LOST HIS BALANCE ADNGRABBED HOLD OF THE MUFFLER TO STOP HIS FALL. THE MUFFLER CAM EOFF AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM BROKE A WINDOW AND HIS RIGHT SIDE HIT THE LEDGE BELOW THE WINDOW OF THE WELDING SHOP.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE COAL HOPPER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON GRATING AND CUT HIS LEFT SHIN.
THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUD AT THE PUMPHOUSE-HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A PILE OF PALLETS, HE SLIPPED OFF AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS GOING UP THE STEPS AND ALIPPED AND HIT HIS SHIN, CAUSING BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS.
EE SLIPPED ON SNOWY GRATING AND FELL ON HIS RT SHOULDER, CAUSING SORNESS AND LIMITED MOVEMENT. SHOULDER CONTURSION, RC STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD PLATFORM PUTTING THE CAP ON A COLLECTOR PIPE. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM, A BOARD SHIFTED AND ROLLED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNE E IN THE FALL CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN AND SWELLING.THE KNEE HAD TO BE DRAINED.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS TRESTLE TO FORMER MINE OFFICE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE RAILING CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SWELLING OF THE ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE FRONT END LOADER. HE STOPPED LOADER AND GOT OUT TO TALK TO A TRUCK DRIVER. WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB BACK IN HIS FEET WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER CLIMBING IN CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH HIS BACK. HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCINDING STEPS AT #5 COLLECTOR TOWER WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE STONES ON THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAIN OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDI CAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6-14-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE OF THE JLG TO PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THETIRE WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GROUND & THE TIRE ROLLED & MADE HIM FALL TO THE GROUND DAUSING A CONTU SION OF HIS RT THIGH & CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PLANT TO THE LABORATORY CARRYING LIME SAMPLE BUCKETS WHEN SHE SLIPPED IN THE SNOW LANDING ON HER BACK ON TOP OF A SAMLE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS RESUPPLYING HYDRATE LIME BAGS TO THE BAGGING STATION AS HE TURNED AROUND TO COME DOWN SOME STEPS HE GOT TANGLED UP IN HIS OWN FEET, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE FLOOR. AS HE FEL L HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF & IN DOING SO INJURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE WARE ROOM END OF A BAG CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET LIME AND FELL, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BECAUSE OF THE NEW SNOWFALL INJURING HIS SHULDER & BACK
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE DESCENDING STEPS. OUTSIDE AND EAST OF KILN FLOOR AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AT WHICH TIME HE DELCINED ANY IMMEDIATE FORMAL MEDICAL EXAM. ON 7-20 HE COMPLAI NED ABOUT KNEE AND WAS SENT TO DR AFTER WHICH HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A CHUTE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT HIP CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON ROADWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL BECAUSE OF SNOW AND ICE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYE EWAS CLIMBING STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD AGAINST HIS RIGHT SID EINJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGH THIP AND RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO BASEMENT AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR. HE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE CASUING FRACTURES OR TWO RIBS.
EMPL WORKING IN LIME TUNNEL,SLIPPED & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN. AFTER RETURN FROM DR WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 12-30-92 WHEN A RETURN TRIP TO DR INDICATED HERNIA MAKING IT LOST TIME ACCI DENT.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & RELL WHILE WALKING ACROSS A WOODEN PLANK WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE JAMMED IT ON THE GROUND & SPRAINED HIS WRIST
FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL AND STRIKE HIS L SIDE ON PIPE FRACT RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP ALONG A LINE CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE CONVEYOR STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.ON MAY 13,1992 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN RIGHT ARM.AFTER VISITING D OCTOR ON 05-19-92 HE WAS OFF WORK FOR 1 WEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING FLANGES TOGETHER ON BREECHING PIPE BEING INSTALLED ON NO 5 KILN COLLECTOR 19 FT OFF THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SAFETY BELT LINE AND HAD JUST DISCONNECTED IT TO MOVE T O ANOTHER POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING BOXES
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 UP ON CRANE TO INSPECT IT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APROX 5' TO THE GROUND. THE FALL CAUSED A FRACTURED WRIST
EMP IS A BULK 5OADER OF L IME INTO TRUCKS, ETC. HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE FLOW OF THE MATERIAL AND INSTEAD OF USING THE SAFETY CROSSING TO CROSS OVBER A CONVEYOR HE ATTEMPTED TO JU JUMP OVER IT AN8 IN DLING SO HE FELL ON RT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE AND SPRAIN OF THE SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING THROUGH THE MAIN DRIFT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A CHIPPED BONE AND SEVERE STRAIN & SPRAIN.
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE OIL IN #10 MILL WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A SLIGHTLY RAISED PART WHERE COVER IS BOLTED TOGGETHER HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL DOWN
EMPL WORKING WI7H WELDER REPAIRING MUCK CARS.HE WAS INSIDE CAR AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF CAR BY PULLING HIMSELF UP INSTEAD OF USING LADDER WHILE TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF UP HE FELL AND TWISTED ANK LE CAUSING SEVE9E STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N DOING PAPERWORK IN THE EATING SHANTY AND STILL HAD HIS BIFOCALS ON WHEN HE STARTED WALKING DOWN MAIN DRIFT, HE TRIPPED ON A STONE AND FELL DOWN DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER. 3
EMPL COMING DOW3 STEPS FROM LIME BUNKER,SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN SOME STEPS INJURING LEFT SHOULDER,ARM,WRIST.