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Pulling air hose, lost balance and landed elbow first onto a hydraulic rock splitter box.
Subject was pulling water hoses across the surface and tripped over a saw track. Subject stated that he was o.k. and refused to go to the doctor. The subject worked the next 4 days. Approximately 7 days after the incident the complainant called into work with a pain in his chest.
Employee was running his saw when he laid his measuring rod down on the ground where he was working. He went to take a step and tripped on the rod falling to the ground hitting his chest/ribs.
Employee was stepping over track (18") and tripped, when not raising foot high enough, fell hitting his knee/leg.
Employee was walking across ledge when he slipped in a hole rolling his ankle over and all his weight going onto rolled ankle.
Delivery Driver for Brown's Oil Supply a Kat Supplier. The driver was on back of truck moving a barrel to allow fork lift room to remove. When he was pulling backwards, he stumbled stepping backwards off the back of the trailer falling about 5' to the ground.
Employee was stepping down from cut with his drill, when he lost his balance, falling approx 5 feet and landing on his left side/ribs.
Employee was carrying blocking (3 ft timber) when he fell into a hole, dropping the blocking on his right middle finger.
Employee was walking around a stone when he slipped and hit his left knee
Employee was pulling cable into cherry picker, when he climbed on top of unit and slipped on spool deck hitting his right knee on the counter weight.
Employee was blocking track when he slipped in a mud hole and twisted his right knee.
Complacency of employee in placing himself in an unsafe area between two limestone blocks, muddy ground conditions, taking unnecessary risks.
Employee was running to his saw when he tripped over a string line and fell to the ground
EE WAS PULLING CABLE AT THE END OF SHIFT SATURDAY WHEN HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL MONDAY.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE LEDGE HELPING ANOTHER EE WHEN THAT EE SLIPPED AND REACHED FOR INJURED'S ARM, PULLING IT.
POWER WENT OFF, EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO TURN OFF THE PUMPS, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE ROCKS AND FELL.
EE'S FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE MUD, WHILE TRYING TO PULL IT FREE HIS RUBBER BOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, HITTING HIS HAND ON A BLOCK. *EE DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 4/10/03.
EE WAS SETTING SKIDS ON BLOCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON WET MUDDY ROCKS, FELL ON RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY UP BOTTOM OF ROCK, WHEN THE ROCK BROKE AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A PILE OF ROCKS.
EE FAILED TO USE A LADDER & JUMPED DOWN APPROX. 6' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CUT. HE THEN FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS GETTING OFF THE BACK HOE, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF AND FELL INTO A HOLE. TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE FINISHED OUT THE WORK DAY, BUT WENT TO ER THAT NIGHT.
EE WAS PULLING ON AIR HOSE & WALKING ACROSS THE LEDGE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HIS SUPERVISOR STATED THE LEDGE WAS CLEAR & HIS ANKLE JUSTGAVE WAY & HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PNUEMATIC WATER PUMP FROM WAIST HEIGHT 2-3' WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED APART IN THE MUD AND GRAVEL AND DROPPED THE WATER PUMP ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN INTO AREA TO REMOVE A HOSE; HE SLIPPED ON OIL AND BUMPED HIS KNEE. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 7/16/00, DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7/17/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ON BLOCK WHEN ONE END OF BLOCK FELL 18" WITH HIM ON TOP. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL OFF THE BLOCK BUT HE DID FALL ONTO A BUCKET OF TOOLS, WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON OUTSIDE EDGE OF BLOCK WHILE BREAKING AND PULLING WEDGES. THE OUTSIDE BLOCK TURNED AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF TWISTING HIS KNEE.