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Employee was standing on a small rock and slipped off. Caused strain to lower back due to degenerative disk disease. Did not report until 8/27/2007. Did not have surgery until 4/16/2008.
Employee claims that his Lanyard got wrapped around boot when squatting to work on cable tray. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-3/2005. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE NEEDED.
Employee states he was walking down steps and felt a pop in his leg.
Employee was exiting the 988 F Loader and missed the last step. twisted right knee as he went to ground.
Employee tripped on half step while out of town on business in St. Louis MO. When fell employee hit concrete post with left hand.
Employee was climbing into new structure using unsecured concrete blocks. As she stepped up one of the blocks tipped and employee fell to ground.
Employee had been working on top of So. Boiler. Plant was getting ready to put boiler back on. As he was coming down the ladder he missed the last rung. Employee states that he felt himself start to fall and grabbed the ladder. By doing this he felt a pain in his back. Did not request medical treatment until 5/4/04.
THERE HAD BEEN APPROX 2-3" OF SNOW FALL DURING THE NIGHT COVERING A THIN LAYER OF SLEET. EE WAS ENTERING THE CRUSHER BUILDING AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE WALKWAY COVERED IN SNOW. EE'S HAD PUT ICE MELT ON THAT AREA AROUND 6 THAT A.M. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THERE HAD BEEN AN ICE AND SNOW STORM COME THRU THE AREA DURING THE NIGHT. THE EE WAS EXITING A BUILDING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE. EE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-2-04. HE WAS S EEN THAT DAY BY COMPANY DR.
EE WAS ON TOP OF COAL TUNNEL ROOF CARRYING A BUCKET OF MIXED CEMENT. AS HE WAS WALKING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND ROLLED DOWN ON THE SLINKER PILE. EE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 8 -15-03. HE LEFT OUR EMPLOYEE TO RETURN TO FALL SEMESTER OF SCHOOL. HE WAS EMPLOYED LAST SUMMER AT HEARTLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
AREA EE WAS STANDING ON WAS COVERED WITH DUST AND SURFACE WAS SLICK. EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON BUCKET TO CUT AND REPAIR CABLES ON CLINKER CRANE. HE WAS HOOKING UP CLEVIS. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL A TTENTION UNTIL 07-31-03.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY. A CONCRETE DAM IS NEAR BOTTOM OF STAIRS. EMPLOYEE TWISTED ANKLE ON DAM.
EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT WAS OVER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN CLINKER CRANE STARI HE SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.
REPAIR OF 1.19 CONVEYER BY CUTTING AND SPLICING. THERE IS AN INCLINE TO THIS BELT AND EMPLOYEE'S LEG SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO GO DOWN ON KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL LIME AND SULFATE TANKS AS PART OF REGULAR JOB DUTIES. HE TRIPPED ON STEP AND WENT DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE.
EE STEPPING DOWN FROM CRUSHER & STEPPED ON LOOSECOKE TWISTED KNEE
VERY ICY CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AFTER A LARGE ICE AND SNOW STORM CAME THROUGH OUR AREA.
EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN STARTER CABINET DOOR. THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF CEMENT AROUND DOOR. HE PULLED ON DOOR, IT WAS STUCK. CLEANED SOME OF THE BUILDUP FROM DOOR. EE PULLED AGAIN AND DOOR CAME OP EN UNEXPECTEDLY. EE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF BACK STRAIN AND SPRAIN.