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Walking from shop area to jobsite employee felt and heard a "pop" in right knee which caused employee to fall down. The knee was looked at that morning and a small fracture to the kneecap was diagnosed. Results of an MRI are pending as of 2/13/24.
As a utility operator was descending from the bricking rig platform, EE's foot slipped. EE tried to catch self with one hand on the platform access swing gate, and EE's thumb was pinched between the vertical member of the gate and its support post. EE received stitches and was diagnosed with a fracture to the tip of thumb.
While hand-wheeling a 380 lb. tractor drive wheel into position to be changed, a haul truck driver lost control of the wheel and then fell onto the wheel, resulting in 2 broken vertebrae in EE's back.
Employee was leaving inside of mill. As EE was leaving mill EE's grip slipped and EE fell. As EE fell EE caught self and "strained the right shoulder muscle". That was diagnosis from ER
Walking around/ between pallets right foot caught on pallet corner lost balance and right foot planted on ground and twisted causing fracture to right foot.
Employee lost footing on roadway and popped his right knee when he caught himself. This incident was not reported because of hearing dispute that was finalized last week. There was surgery to fix the tear in his meniscus. Stan decided to quit his job before returning to work.
Employee fell off a ladder approximately four feet. Upon contacting the concrete floor he fractured his left thumb and sprained his left index finger.
Employee was climbing up the loader bucket arm to work on the bucket leveler, employee lost his balance and fell against the loader, then fell to the ground.
Employee was walking out of the warehouse, he stepped on a small patch of ice, his foot slipped and he felt a pull in his right groin.
While climbing up the ladder on 415 loader, at the 2nd rung, Employee missed grabbing the handrail with his left hand. As a result, he swung backward and to the right, hitting the left-rear loader tire with his back and went to the ground. Upon landing, he hit the ground with his left palm and right elbow.
Strain/Sprain right knee, employee was walking down a set of stairs and caught his right foot on the last step.
Employee slipped on the ice while walking down an alley way, instead of falling employee tried to regain his balance. The twisting and slipping employee did while trying to regain his balance employee pulled a muscle in his left low back.
Employee was stepping off a loader, one foot was on the ground as he placed the other foot on the ground he slipped on the snow, fell forward landing on his left wrist. Employee was taken to the hospital examined by ER doctor an x-ray was taken, diagnosis was a broken wrist.
Employee was working on top of the screw conveyor housing which is 18"above the catwalk. He stepped off of the screw, leading with his left foot. When his foot touched the catwalk his knee popped then twisted in towards his right knee. His upper body twisted to the left. EE felt instant pain in his left knee & it caused his to fall to the catwalk.
Ee tripped on a pipe as he stepped backward. As he fell he grabbed a handrail to break his fall. Ee placed his entire body weight on his right arm & shoulder area. At the time ee stated he was fine & continued to work. He had pain in his shoulder area that evening after work while at home. The next day, Dr diagnosed a tear of the deltoid muscle & rotator cuff contusion.
Employee lost his balance and he fell from a platform on the rear of a front end loader. When ee fell to the ground he suffered a contusion to his left hand and his coccyx.
EE states that he twisted his right knee when he slipped on a pile of coal that was spilled on a stairway. EE had his knee examined by an orthopedic physician, and was initially diagnosed with a sprain and released o full work duties. Re-examined on 8-13-04 when he was diagnosed with a lateral tear of the meniscus.
Ee was on a catwalk, had no harness, fell off the catwalk and fell 20 ft.
CONTRACTOR EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF METAL STAIR STEPS AND HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE STEPPED FORWARD TO REGA IN HIS BALANCE. AS HE STEPPED FORWARD TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS LEFT LEG/ANKLE SWUNG BACKWARD STRIKING THE LEADING EDGE OF A STEP. CONTRACTOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS ANKLE J
EE WAS CLEARING CHUNKS OF MATERIAL OFF OF PIECE OF GRATING ON 7/20/03. EE'S RT. FOOT SLIPPED AS HE WAS LIFTING MATERIAL AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REG. WORK SHIFTS . EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS KNEE AREA & HAD KNEE EXAMINED BY ORTHO.SURGEON IN EARLY SEPT. 2003. EE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR A TORN MINISCUS ON 9/5/03.
WALKING FROM TRUCK TO LOADER, STEPPED ON ROCK UNDER THE SNOW, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN.
EE WAS WALKING TO HIS OFFICE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY PATCH OF CONCRETE AND FELL. EE BROKE A BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE AS A RESULT OF THE FALL.
EE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE TOP STEP. AS HE FELL HE PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG. HEBROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT WHEN HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL. EMPLOYEE LANDED WITH HIS LEFT LEG UNDER HIS BODY. EMPLOYEE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH A SORE KNEE. KNEE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 7-25 AND DIAGNOSED WITH TORN CARTILAGE.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE SLIPPED ONA STEP & FELL TO THE GROUND. AS HE FELL HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE STEP. X-RAYS DIAGNOSED A DEEPLY BRUISED ELBOW. HE WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR HIS DISCOMFORT. DOCTOR ALSO ORDERED HIM TO REST HIS ELBOW FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITIES.
THE EE WAS DESCENDING HIS HAUL TRK WHEN HIS FOOTING MISSES THE LAST STEP (LADDER RUNG) AND HE FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK. THE EE SUSTAINED A SORE BACK. THE EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN & PLACED ON 2 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.