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Temporary employee was accessing pickup after lineout meeting. As the worker approached the vehicle, they misplaced a foot in a parking ditch, resulting in an ankle sprain. Worker was provided with a splint and placed on modified duty.
While walking to a restroom at the fuel skid, a worker caught the tip of their toe on a clump of dry mud and fell forward. The worker extended their arms to brace as they fell. When they landed, they injured their left wrist. X-rays confirmed left radius distal fracture.
Lab employee caught their boot on the edge of a table in wet lab, resulting in lost time injury due to knee pain.
Employee stepped off equipment ladder stepping on uneven terrain causing inversion sprain to left ankle.
Employee slipped while using stairs and landed on right hand resulting in contusion.
Employee tripped on a hose or rock while refueling EE's haul truck at the waste dump. Employee fell against the containment and struck EE's head, resulting in contusion.
Employee was working on the hopper at the crusher and lost footing injuring back, left arm and left side of head.
While employee was exiting van, employee stepped into a drill hole and sprained ankle.
Employee forgot to step down when exiting a portable rest room, resulting in a fall. Employee strained right shoulder and initially returned to work without seeking medical evaluation. The next day, July 8th, the employee requested to be evaluated. Restricted duty was assigned.
When stepping out of pickup truck, employee twisted EE's left ankle as EE placed EE's foot on the ground.
Employee was descending stairs at carbon columns and a heel caught on the second step from the bottom of the staircase, causing the right ankle to roll. Employee attempted to catch themselves with the left foot and rolled the left ankle in the process. Both ankles were sprained and x-rays were positive for broken bones.
Employee was dismounting dozer when EE misplaced foot and lost grip resulting in an ankle sprain.
Employee was checking on flow meters at the carbon columns and rolled an ankle causing a sprain.
Employee had to climb a fixed ladder on tank to obtain tank product level information. As employee descended the ladder, foot slipped off step and employee fell 3.5 feet to the ground. Fall resulted in a right calf muscle tear and right shoulder strain.
Employee was in the process of servicing a 785 Cat Haul Truck and as he stepped onto the deck and did not have three points of contact, which was available, fell approximately 11 feet to the ground sustaining muscle bruising.
Preparing to unload, truck extending hose out, when pulling on the hose my foot hit an unsafe surface (a pile of dirt) tripped backwards extended my arm to catch my fall. I fell hard. That is when I broke the bone in my wrist. I informed shift manager at Florida Canyon mine and the safety guy. Did all incident reports with help from a girl.
Employee was in the process of physically moving a 14 plastic drain line when he slipped and twisted his left ankle. This report is due to 3 days restricted duty.
Employee lost footing and fell while exiting after checking motor grader engine motor oil level. Employee sustained a broken nose and injured knee due to the fall. Dr. prescribed light duty only.
Employee was descending the driver's side ladder of A Cat 785 B haul truck when he lost his footing on a ladder rung and fell backwards twisting his right ankle.
Employee was walking past the anti-scalant tank at the Processing Plant. Employee slipped on the ice, fell onto his back, causing a strain to the upper back.
Employee was attempting to jump across an approximate three foot wide water puddle when he slipped and fell. The fall caused a contusion to his right cheek and right wrist.
While the ATV was in motion an unsecured rope fell of off the equipment rack and became bound around the rear tire causing the ATV to skid. The rider was thrown off the machine fracturing his left knee.
While carrying pipe with another person he got his foot stuck in the mud and tried pulling it out. He felt a pain in his lower left side, back area.
Employee was ascending the left ladder of a 785B Cat Haul Truck and lost his grip falling backwards to the ground. He sustained a fractured right wrist and two compression fractures to l1 and T 12.
Employee fell stepping off the running board (steps) of a lub/oil truck. As he fell he struck the back of his head on an adjacent parked lub/oil truck. He stained an approximate one-inch laceration to the back of his head.
Employee slipped on a tooling wrench which was lying in the walkway. He stopped his fall by grabbing the hand rail. The fall caused him to "pull a muscle" in his lower back.
EE was walking on uneven ground and twisted knee. Subsequent visit to Physician returned to full duty. EE had outpatient surgery on 1/6/05. EE worked full duty until surgery.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON BLAST HOLE DRILL FRAME AND SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. INITIALLY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHEN SHOULDER PAIN DID NOT IMPROVE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 7- 29-03 AND RELEASED BACK TO RESTRICTED DUTY PENDIING MRI.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOT MUCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE A SPRAIN, BUT LATER DIAGNOSED AS A TORN MINISCUS AND EE UNDERWENT ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY ON JUNE 26. HE RETURNE D TO HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WITH RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS REPAIRING THE BIRD NETTING ON THE S-1 SOLUTION POND WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THENETTING AND HE FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHE N PAIN IN KNEE DID NOT IMPROVE HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR IN AUGUST AND ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 9/20. HE RETURNED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTWITH NO DAYS LOST, LIGHT DUTY ONLY.