EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT WRIST WHENHE FELL & STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST A SHARP ROCK
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Showing 50 of 76WHILE INDIVIDUAL WAS FLAGGING TRUCKS HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS AND FELL OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD, RECEIVING CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS LACERATED WHEN HE FELL AGAINST A JAGGED AEA OF PUMP GUARD. HE STEPPED ON SOME GRATING AND LOST HIS FOOTING. LACERATION REQUIRED 1 STITCHES.
EE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A KNEE INJURY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, SCRAPING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS ON THE DRILL TOWER RESTRINGING THE CABLE. KNEE INJURY TURNED OUT TO BE A TORN LIGAME NT AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR.
EE CLAIMS HE FRACTURED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPEDON THE CRACKED, UNEVEN CONCRETE FLOOR AND TWISTED IT.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A BACK STRAIN WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A MUD PUDDLE, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE STAIRWELL IN A EFFORT TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
EE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A KNEE STRAIN WHEN HE FELL OF A CABLE TOWER APPROX. FIVE FEET. THE KNEE INJURY CAUSED FLUID BUILD UP AND HAD TO BE DRAINED BY THE DR. THIS INJURY WAS INITIALLY CLASSIFIE D AS A FIRST-AID CASE. BUT AS THE INJURY BECAME WORSE AND REQUIRED FURTHER TREATMENT, IT WAS RECLASSIFIED AS A REPORTABLE INJURY MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS KNEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER STEP EDGE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER WHEN HE MISSPLACED HIS FOOT AND LOST HIS BALANCE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS.
EE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AND CHEST CONTUSION WHEN HE FELL FROM STANDING ON THE STAIRCASE WHICH HE WAS TRYING TO LOWER. THE STAIRCASE DROPPED DOWN AND HE FELL, LANDING ON HIS U PPER BACK HITTING HIS HEAD.
EE WALKED OVER SOME RETURN IDLERS WHILE TRYING TO GET BACK TO HIS CRANE. HIS PANT LEG GOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROLLER, CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL, HITTING HIS LEFT ARM AND CUTTING HIS R T HAND.
EE WAS UNLOADING SOME RETURN ROLLERS FOR A CONVEYOR OFF OF A PALLET. HE PULLED ON ONE OF THE ROLLERS AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLLOYEE WAS POURING CONCRETE ON A FLOOR THAT HAD BLOCK OUTS IN IT FOR EQUIPMENT TO BE PLACED IN. HE WAS WEARING A FULL BODY HARNESS AND IT WAS ATTACHED TO A FALL ARREST SYSTEM. WHILE BACKI NG UP HIS FOOT WENT INTO ONE OF THE BLOCK OUTS AND HE FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A COLUMN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHILE INSTALLING SOME EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AN EXTENDED OUTRIGGER OF OUR CRANE. AREA AROUND OUTRIGGER WAS VERY MUDDY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT FIBULA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIME BUILD-UP AT THE RAW WATER BOOSTER PUMP.
EE CLAIMS HIS BACK WAS INJURED WHEN THE SHOVEL LADDER HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH AND HE FELL BACKWARD.
EE STATES WHILE PULLING FIRE HOSE FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN MUD, LANDING ON HIS BACK. FRACTURE TO DISC IN LOWER BACK, SPRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIGN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE OVERHEAD CRANE WHILE WORKING THE CONTROLS BY REMOTE. AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE. INCIDENT BECAME REPORTA BLE WHEN THE DR'S REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND RESTRICTION STO EMPLOYEE'S WORK WAS GIVEN.
EE CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE DUE TO THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF RAIN. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THIS INJURY BECAME WORSE REQUIRING SURGERY. EE D ID NOT LOSE WORK DAYS. SURGERY WAS DONE ON OCT. 4, 96.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CABLE IN A TIN SHACK WHEN HE PASSED OUT AND HIT HIS HEAD.
EE CLAIMS HIS KNEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE SLIPPED WHIL HE WAS WALKING ON THE CRAWLER TRACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON WALKWAY AS HE WAS WALKING INTO THE TOP OF THE CANNERY BUILDING. WHEN HE FELL, HE JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN KICK PLATE AND FLOOR.
YEMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STEPPED ONTO A PLATFORM THAT WAS SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY, THE CHAIN SHIFTED CAUSING THE EMPMLOYEE TO JUMP FROM THE PLLAFORM. HE LANDED ON SOME SLURRY INJURYING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS LOADING HIS TOOL BOX ONTO THE TRUCK BED. AS HE STEPPED INTO THE BED WITH HIS TOOL BOX OFF OF THE LOADING DOCK, THE FRONT PART OF HIS BOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE RUBBER MAT. H E LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD 3 STEPS BREAKING THE CAB WINDOW WITH HIS HARD HAT. HE SCRAPED HIS NOSE ON THE RUBBER SEAL OF THE WINDOW FRAME.
EE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED & FELL IN THE SHOWER IN THEMEN'S CHANGE ROOM HURTING HIS RIGHT BUTTOCK & LEFT SHOULDER. INITIALLY, THIS CASE WAS TREATED ASA FIRST-AID CASE. DUE TO THE INURY SUSTAINED TO EE'S SHOULDER, HE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY WAS ON 11/10/94.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS LEFT ARM WAS FRACTURED WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF A SPLICE TABLE AND HIT HIS ARM ON THE CATWALK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS BACK WAS HURT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF A WET PIPE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PIPE CLOSING BLEEDER
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE FX HIS LEFT WRIST & STRAINED HIS RT WRIST WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG AS HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER & HE FELL TO THE FLOOR HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL & LANDED ON HIS HA ND
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AS HE DESCENDED A LADDER AND HELD ONTO THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND PUTTING ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND AS HE WAS ASCENDING LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS USING A FIVE-FOOT PRY BAR TO CLEAN A LAUNDER DOWN COMER HE WAS STANDING ON HIS TIP TOES LEANING AGAINST THE HANDRAIL WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL AGAINST THE RAIL
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHILE REMOVING IDLER FROM UNDERNEATH PAN FEEDER, HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON SUPPRT BEAM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER OFF OF DRILL, HE SLIPPED AND FELL 5 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO TWO VERTEBRAE SPURS.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, AS HE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE TROUGHING ROLLER, HE STPPED OFF THE TABEL TO GROUND LEVEL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ONT HE EDGE OF THE TABLE AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. HE TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIS WRIST
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF OPERATOR CAB ONTO DECK, HE STEPPED IN SOME MUD AND SLIPPED AGAINST THE SIDE OF RT DOZER. HE FRACTURED A RIGHT SIDE RIB WHEN HE FELL.
WHILE STEPPING OVER OIL HOSE IN THE LUBE SHOP OF CYPRUS SIERRITA THE HOSE TUGGED ON CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE FALL TO THE GROUND AND STRIKE HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CONCRETE.
EE CLAIMS WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO WALK, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF BUS BAR INTO END OF CELL. HE LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHILE CLOSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT COVER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONTO THE CNCRETE FLOOR. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE L ANDED ON THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHILE HE WAS TURNING GEAR BOX SHAFT WITH A PRY BAR, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND AND FRACTURED HIS THUMB.
WHILE REMOVING VESSEL LIDS HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON A PROTRUDING OBJECT.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SHE WAS TO MAKE A SYSTEM CHECK. AS SHE PASSED TWO MECHANICS WHO HAD REMOVED A SECTION OF FLOOR GRATING AND WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BLOCKING THE WALKWAY, SHE STEPPED THROUGH THE HOL E IN THE CATWALK LEFT BY THE REMOVED SECTION OF GRATING, FALLING TO THE LOWER LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AND ADJUSTING MOLY HOPPER, WHEN HE BACKED OFF OF IT, FALLING ON A CONCRETE FLOOR.
HE WAS WORKING IN THE MINE NEAR THE CHANGE ROOM,WALKING ON HARD SURFACE.AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE LEFT FOOT AND WAS CHANGING DIRECTION HE TWISTED HIS FOOT.
I.NAME CLIMBED UP ON PLANT TO CHANGE SCREENS.LOST HOLD AND FELL OFF BACKWARDS.FELL 6' LANDING ON A ROCK.
UNLOADING OXIDE STATION #1,REACHING OVER TRUCK GUARDRAIL TO CONNECT HOSE,SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST GUARDRAIL.
BACKING HAULAGE TRUCK INTO RIGHT SIDE OF SHOVEL,MISJUDGED POSITION AND BACKED TRUCK THROUGH OUTISIDE EDGE BERM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS PULLING RAILROAD TIE UNDER BELT & SLIPPED & FELL ON DECKING STRAINING H IS BACK LEG & KNEE INJURY WAS INITIALLY A FIRST AID CASE BUT CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE KNEE H AS REQUIRED KNEE SURGERY FIRST DAY OFF FOR SURGERY 11-19-90
CARRYING OIL PUMP SLIPPED,SMASHED & CUT LITTLE FINGER.