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WHILE CARRYING A PUMP, EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, FELL AND STRUCK RT SIDE AND SHOULDER.
L-1 UTILITY LAY-DOWN AREA (WHERE CREW TOOL BOX IS LOCATED) GETTING TOOLS TO WORK WITH. HE DIDN'T CHECK THE AREA FOR SAFETY AND THUSLY DID NOT NOTICE THE MANWAY COVER ON TOP OF THE L1- 270/230 RAISE GATE (COVER) AHD BEEN LEFT OPEN. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWORD SO HE COULD SEE HIS COMBINATION LOCK, HE STEPPED INTO THE OPEN HOLE, FELL 3' AND SUFFERED A BROKEN (R) INDEX FINGER.
EE STEPPED OFF A CROSS MEMBER OF A SIZZOR TRUCK TO THE GROUND (APPROX 2') WHEN HE CONTACTED THE GROUND HE STATES HE FELT SOMETING SNAP. AT THIS POINT HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND COULDN'T MOVE HIS LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
WENT TO TURN AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE-POPPED LIGAMENTS. WENT TO DR. ON 11-27-97.
WHILE REMOVING THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD FROM 1 CRUSHER BELT, THE GUARD TWISTED AND EE FELL AGAINST A CEMENT PILLER.
EE STATES THAT HE HAD STOOD ON A BENCH SEAT AFTER TAKING A SHOWER DUE TO THE FLOOR BEING DIRTY. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ANOTHER BENCH SEAT, STRIKING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURES O N TWO RIBS.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS A MUCK PILE, EE STUMBLED INTO A HOLE MEASURING APPROX 5'X4'. WAYNE PLACED HIS HANDS OUT INFRONT OF HIMSELF TO BREAK THE FALL, LANDS ON A PILE OF ROCK AND BENT HIS FINGER THE WRONG WAY CAUSING A DISLOCATION AND FRACTURE TO THE LEFT, SMALL FINGER.
WHILE WORKING OFF A MUCK PILE, EMPLOYEE STEPPED WRONG AND FELL TO HIS KNEES. EMPLOYEE STATED HE DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND WENT TO LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH, EMPLOYEE STILL FELT SOME PAIN IN THE AREA OF THE SHIN, RAISED THE PANT LEG TO CHECK IT & FOUND A DEEP LACERATION. I BELIEVE THE LACERATION WAS DUE TO WIRE HE HAD CUT LOOSE FROM THEBACK WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN THE MUCK.
EE SLIPPED ON PACKED SNOW AT THE SURFACE AREA OF THE PAPPILON MINE. HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE AND IT WAS THOUGHT THE KNEE WOULD HEAL. IT DID NOT AND SURGERY BECAME NECESSARY 2-19-97, THEREBY BECOMI NG REPORTABLE.
EE HAD STEPPED OFF HIS TRUCK & WAS BEGINNING TO WALK TOWARAD THE MUCKER OPERATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ANOTHER ROCK, FELL ON THE RIB & FRACTURED HIS LEFT DISTAL RADIUS AT THE WRIST AREA.
WHEN TURNING AROUND TO WALK A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK LOCATED ON A CEMENT SLAB AT THE SSX MINE. IT WAS ASSUMED THE INJURY WOULD HEAL BUT FAILED TO AND SURGERY BECAME NECESSARY ON DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND THUS BECAME REPORTABLE.
TRIPPED ON ROCK WHILE SPRAYING WEEDS & LANDED ON RIB.
EE A MECHANIC, WAS REMOVING AN OUTRIGGER FROM A TELEDYNE TRUCK FOR REPAIR WHEN THE CABLE HOLDING IT SLIPPED AND THE JACK FELL LOOSE. EE MADE A MOVE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY AND SLIPPED, FALLING ON HIS ELBOW CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS ON THE BACK OF A COMPANY WELDING TRUCK PUTTING AWAY TOOLS. WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB DOWN, HE CAUGHT HIS HEEL ON THE KICKBOARD, MISSED THE BUMPER STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND BREAKING HIS RI GHT THUMB.
EE EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT ON THE ABOVE DATE. SHE WAS RETURNED TO WORK ON HER NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT 2-20-96 WITHOUT LIMITATIONS. THEREAFTER, SHE SAW SEVERAL DR COMPLAINING OF KNEE PAIN WITHOUT FIRM DIAGNOSIS. SHE HAS SINCE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PATTELAR TENDONITIS. WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 10-15-96 WHICH WAS COMPLETED AND IS OFF WORK.
WALKING ON CATWALK LOCATED ON SIDE OF DRILL. CATWALK BROKE LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 3' TO GROUND. KNEE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH GROUND. DR. THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE OK. AFTER RE-CHECK O N 2-27-96 SCHEDULED SURGERY FOR 3-2-96 MAKING HIM REPORTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB DOWN FROM A TRACK HOE WHEM HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND GRABBED A RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND ROTATING HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS RELEASED FROM CARE. UPON FOLLOW-UP, DR. SAYS HE WILL NEED SURGERY.
EE WHILE DRIVING A ROCK BOLT, STEPPED UP ONTO THE JACKLEG D RING TO SHUT OFF THE MACHINE, SLIPPED AND LANDED INCORRECTLY ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BROKE THE FIBIA.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A BULL HOSE TO A WATER TRUCK.
HANDS SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER & SHE FELL.
SLIPPED DOWN STAIRWAY AND MISSED APPROX. 3 STEPS LEG COME TO REST ON GROUND FELT A PAIN IN SHIN.
WAS PULLING CYCLONE SCREEN AND SLIPPED WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT FACE.
WALKING DOWN CATWALK & SLIPPED ON DONT SLIP SIGN SLID TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON A CAT 777 WHEN HE MISSED THE HANDRAIL AT THE CAB. OVER BALANCING, HE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. HE LANDEDON HIS FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ATOP SECTIONS OF PIPE ATTEMPTING TO HANG A SECTION OF PIPE BED WAS CLUTTERED WITH MISC OTHER MATERIALS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL FROM THE REAR OF SIZZER TRUCK
WALKING FROM BUS TO DRY AREA. BENT KNEE HEARD POP.
ON LADDER AND FELL TO FEET WHEN LADDER BECAME UNSTEADY.
ROUGH AND UNEVEN SILL- ROCKY - STEPPED FROM DECK AND ONTO ROCK. TWISTED ANKLE
TRIPPED ON ROCK & CUT HAND.
WALKING UP STAIRS HIT HEAD ON PIPE FELL FORWARD CATCHING HAND ON PIPE. HURTING LEFT WRIST.
HIS FOOTING WHILE PICKING UP DRILL STATES STRIKING LEFT LEG ON A ROCK CUTTING HIS SHIN.
CHECKING ANTI FREEZE LEAD IN RADIATOR ON THE COMPRESSOR, STEPPED DOWN SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE LAID A PIECE OF LAGGING AGAINST THE FRAMEWORK OF A NORMET SHOTCRETE TRUCK IN WHICH HE WAS USING TO WALK UP AND STAND ON FENDER AND CHECK CONTENTS OF LOAD. THE LAGGING EITHER ROLLED OR HE SLIPPED AND FELL ASTRADDLE OF.
INJUREDWAS PULLING ON A HANDLE TO A VICE IN THE MACHINE STOP APPARENTLY HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDLE, HE STUMBLED BACKWARDS FALLING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ONA BAND SAW EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SCISSORS LIFT WHICH WAS 5' OFF THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO JUMP DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE DID SO TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE OVER A ROCK.
SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE UP WHILE WALKING AROUND NORTH THICKENER. AS HE FELL HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND STRUCK IT ON A CONCRETE PILLAR, BREAKING THE 3RD METACARPAL BO NE. THE BREAK WAS SPLINTED.
ON 2-9-94, HE WAS PUSHING A FLOOR JACK IN THE SHOP. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK HIS JAW AND CHEEK ON A FILTER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOT MATERIAL IN ORDER TO SET UP SOME SURVEY INSTRUMENTS WHEN HE FELL INTO A 4' X 18' HOLE THAT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY OBSECURED BY ICE & SNOW. HE SUFFERED A COMPRE
ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 10.00120 TRUCK TIRE AND RIM IN P.U. TRUCK. LOST FOOTING BECAUSE OF SLIPPERY CONDITONS WRENCHING LOWER BACK BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS OPERATING 913LHD W./WORK DECK HE DECIDED TO CLIMB UP TO WORKDECK TO SEE IF SHOTCRETE NOZZLEMAN NEEDTIM TO PULL FORWARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB BACK DOWN SLIPPED AND FELL CONTUSIONS TO LOWER BACK AREA.
EE JUMPED OFF A BLAST HOLE DRILL TO THE GROUND HE LANDED WRONG AND INJURED HIS KNEE.
ICE ON EMPLOYEE'S BOOTS AND FROST ON LADDER RUNGS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE CYCLONE BERRICK ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE WET MILL GRINDING BAY, INSPECTING SCREENS WHEN HE FELL THROUGH A TRAP DOOR IN THE DECK GRATING TO THE FLOOR BELOW. T HE TRAP DOOR WAS USED TO ADD GRINDING BALLS TO TO THE BALL MILL AND HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED AFTER THE LAST ADDITION OF BALLS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 8 FEET.
EMPL SLIPPED IN BED OF WATER TRUCK-TWISTED KNEE.
SUPERVISOR WAS STANDING ON FROZEN MUD OBSERVING THE WORK OF HIS CREW WHO WERE INSTALLING THE CULVERT PIPE IN SHALLOW DITCH.AS HE WALKED OVER FOROZEN MUD,HE SLIPPED.HIS RIGHT LEG CONTACTED THE COLLAR OF A PIECE OF CULVERT,CUTTING THE SKIN OFTHE CALF.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SWIGING STEP, CHECKING ENGINE OIL ON THE HAUL TRUCK. STEP SWUMP INWARDS CAUSIGN EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL AGAINST FRONT TIRE AND THEN TO GROUND STRIKING HER HEAD AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO THE SMALL PLATFORM TO CHECK THE MELT FURNACE IN THE REFINERY. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK DOWN HE STEPPED ON THE FURNACE POWER CORDS AND LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE FELL REACHED O UT WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL.
STRIPPING FORM STEPPED ON ROCK FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING FALL HIT LEFT CHEEK ON CORNER OF COLUMN CUTTING GASH ON CHEEK BONE BELOW EYE.LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
WALKING STEPPED ON WARPED BOARD TWISTED ANKLE
THE EE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF A PIPE RACK IN THE MILL TRYING TO REPAIR THE HEAT TAPE ON THE SOLUTION LINES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS SEAT. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT HIP WHICH BEGAN TO CAUSE HIM DISCOMFORT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.