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The injured employee was walking down a catwalk at the feed station and slipped on some ice. As EE fell, EE grabbed the handrail, pulled EE's shoulder, and landed on EE's right knee and elbow.
The injured employee was working on the Leach belt filter vacuum box. As EE was adjusting the lifting arm, EE slipped, and EE's left leg went under an I-beam, causing EE to twist EE's left knee.
The injured employee was thawing out a frozen water line in EE's work area. As EE was working EE's way along the line EE slipped on a patch of snow/ice.
The injured EE was exiting the hourly employee clock in building and slipped on a patch of snow/ice, causing EE to twist and fall to the ground.
EE (Plant Operator) was checking the circuit. As EE exited the vehicle and begin walking up to the stairway, EE rolled right ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain.
The employee was operating a forklift in the Mill yard helping unload feed material and doing general cleanup. As EE stepped off the forklift EE rolled EE's left ankle.
The injured employee was traveling up a staircase with a flashlight to inspect a piece of equipment, as ee reached the midway point of the stairs ee felt a pop in ee left calf muscle.
The injured employee was installing a fill valve assembly on a product tank. As the employee was adjusting the valve with a 24" pipe wrench it slipped off the valve assembly causing employee to fall forward into the side of the tank. As employee fell forward felt a pop in right shoulder.
The injured employee was working on top of the #1 Crystallizer at MVO. As ee took a step ee lost balance and put right hand down to help steady self. EE hand flexed open a thin sheet metal joint and right hand ring finger went into/under the sheet metal cutting the tip and side of finger.
The employee was washing down the bottom floor of her work area. She attempted to step over a rolled up wash hose that was still connected and hung her foot, causing her to fall and land on her right shoulder.
The injured employee was walking up the stairs to the area control room. The area's external process control alarm sounded, startling the employee, causing him to fall at the top of the stairs and land on his knees, arms and leg.
The employee was opening a crate of shipping boxes. He removed the plastic binding straps and threw them on the ground next to the container. As he turned to walk away his feet became entangled in the straps that he had thrown on the ground, causing him to fall and land on his arm and chest.
The employee was cleaning the plant bathroom and slipped on the wet floor, striking the left side of his face/eyelid.
The injured employee was walking across the mill yard, stepped over a wash hose and slipped down.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT STRATCOR TO UNLOAD. HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL. HEHIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CONTROL ROOM. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE STATION HE STEPPED ON APIECE OF TRASH THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE AS HE WENT OUT THE DOOR. THERE IS APPROXM A 10 INCH DROP FROM THE CONTROL ROOM FLOOR TO THE WORK AREA FLOOR, AND AS HE MADE THE STEP HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT ANKLE, RESULTING IN A MILD SPRAIN.
EE WAS FUELING A FRONT-END LOADER AT THE FUELINGSTATION. HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE PUMP AND AS HESTEPPED OVER THE FUEL LINES HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHTTHE LINE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS HE FELL ALL OF HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT KNEEWHICH TWISTED UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING A STRAIN.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FIXED LADDER IN OUR PRODUCT PARKING AREA. AS HE EACHED THE BOOTOM OF THE LADDER HE MISSED THE LAST WRUNG, CAUSING HIM TO PUT ALL OF HIW WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG K NEE AND LEG.
THE INJURED WAS INSPECTING THE LID OF A CLACINER, THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE SHOP. THE LID HAD BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT IT COULD BE INSPECTED AND NEW REFRACTORY WORK PERFORMED. AS THE INJU RED STEPPED OFF THE LID ONTO THE FLOOR HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BROKEN REFRACTORY CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS, RESULTING IN INJURY TO R PINKY.