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Tripped over a frozen piece of mud.
EEG, director of sales, was giving a plant tour to a customer. Weather had caused entire area to be icy. EE slipped, lost his footing, and hit spine on a 4" tire rut that was frozen. Employee is receiving physical Therapy.
At end of 2nd shift miner was completing task of moving train cars, while walking back to office he slipped & fell. Ground is level & flat but ice had formed over loose gravel during the night. He slipped on ice & fell to ground injuring rt arm & shoulder. He went to dr on 1/15/13 for follow-up diagnostic visit, he was prescribed over the counter pain meds, taken as needed.
Employee was operating the dump truck. He slipped on the platform of the truck as he was exiting the cab.
Miner offered to help truck driver open frozen hatch on top of truck. He climbed on truck to shovel spill; the hatch opened and he fell in, injuring his left ankle.
Miner was greasing equipment, stepped over pipes. slipped and fell, breaking a bone in his foot and a bone in his ankle.
EE WAS BRINGING PAPERWORK FROM HIS SHIFT INTO THE OFFICE. THOUGHT HE SAW A MATERIAL LEAK FROM A HOPPER. WALKED UNDER IT AND AS HE WAS LOOKING UP, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM/R IBS. AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING AND FREEZING ON CONTACT.