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EE WAS WALKING TO THE LUNCH ROOM AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT HEAL. HE HAD PERVIOUSLY JUMPED DOWN FRON A PLATFORM ABOUT THREE FOOT HIGH. X-RAYS TAKEN OF FOOT WERE NEGATIVE.
EE ORIGINALLY TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON 2/22/99 THRE HAS BEEN NO TREATMENT OR RESTRICTED DUTY THE DR STARTED HIM ON REPEATED PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS ON 9/9/99 MAKING IT REPORTABLE. STILL NO RESTRICTED DUTY POSSIBLE TORN OR PULLED LIGAMENT
EE SLIPPED OFF OF THE OP LADDER RUNG OF A 5OTON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE FALLW AS ABOUT 7 FT. THERE WAS NO GREASE OR MUD ON THE LADDER OR BOOTS. HE CHIPPED A BONE AN D BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A BOUT 3 WEEKS
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A PIECKUP TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE WHICH RESULTED IN EE CHIPPING AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PALLET.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A FAN TO PUT IN BACK OF TRUCK WITH ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET GROUND.
REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON 10/19/98. HE HAD BEEN SEEING HIS OWN DR & REPORTED THE INJURY WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE NEEDED SURGERY. CLAIM WAS DENIED BY WORKERS COMP CARRIER BECAUSE OF DELAY IN REPOR TED, TREATED AS A PERSONAL INJURY CASE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, CLAIM WAS ACCEPTED BY CARRIER & REPORTED AS A WORK RELATED INJURY, JAN 14, 1999.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING LADDER AT THE BACK OF B18TUNNER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 5FT-FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP & ANKLE & LEFT KNEE
EE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW, TRIPPED AND FELL INJURING/SPRAINING HIS BACK.
INSPECTING THE INTERIOR OF THE ROLLER MILL AND STEPPED INTO AN OPENING IN THE MILL BOWL CAUSING A LIGAMENT SPRAIN OF THE RIGHT CALF.
WALKING DOWN RAMP TO DEEP PAN, STEPPED ON KLINKER BALL FELL BACK SPRAINED WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH MAINTENANCE DEPT. TEMP, DURING ANNUAL WITNER MAITNENANCE. WAS ENTERING FAN HOUSING AND SLIPPED ON WATER AT BOTTOM FO HOUSING, LANDING ON LEFT ELBOW. FELT SOME PAIN BUT THOUGHT ONLY BROKE. ON 3-4-97 NOTICED THAT ELBOW WAS GETTING SWOLLEN.
INJURED WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE VACUUM TRUCK AND INSTEAD OF FACING THE VEHICLE AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE FACED OUTWARD. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER RAIN BOOTS AND AS HE STEPPED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LIGAMENT STRAIN TO THE RT. KNEE.
LIFTING 20-30- LB TIRE FROM TRAILER TO RAMP. SPRAINED ANKLE.
IT HAD SNOWED APPROX. 9" & EE WAS WALKING TO THE WAREHOUSE AND STEPPED ON SOME PLASTIC SHEETING THAT HE COULD NOT SEE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL HE PROBLEMS WITH PAIN I N HIS NECK & ARM AND WENT TO DR. DR. SAID THAT HE HAD BLOWN OUT 2 DISKS. HAD SURGERY.
INJURED SLIPPED ON STEP WHILE EXITING CAB. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A STRAIN AND CONTUSION SHOULD DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND TOLD HIM TO USE HEAT AND COLD TREATMENTS H E DID NOT REPORT THIS IMMEDIATELY BUT TREATMENT LATER.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A MAINTENANCE A-FRAME TRUCK AND STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT, TWISTING AND SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS REPAIRING 400-C FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS USING A PORTABLE ROLLAWAY LADDER TO GAIN ACESS TO LOADER. WHEN HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER, HE MISSED LAST STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS DISEMBARKING THE SWITCH ENGINE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT ANKLE
INJURED WAS WORKING ON BRICK RING PLATFORRM AND STEPPED BACK OFF THE EDGE OF PLATFORM. HITHI HEAD ON KILN, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION ON BACK OFHEAD, NEEDING STAPLES.
INJURED WAS WALKING OVER CLINKER BALLS & SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT IN & HAD IT CHECKED ON 5/26/95. 11/9 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. UP TO THIS TIME HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME OR WAS LIMITED IN HIS DUTIES.
EE WAS GOING UP A CURVED-TYPE LADDER. HE WAS CARRYING AN AIR CHISEL IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND PUT HIS LEFT HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND JAMMED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE EDGE O F THE CEMENT COOLER TROUGH, DISLOCATING HIS FINGER. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON QUARRY CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS FROM A SCAFFOLD A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ONTO A CONCRETE STAIRWAY AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLUMBING IN NEW AIR LINE TO FULLER KENYON PUMP. FULLER KENYON PUMP IS SET ON A BASE WHICH IS APPROX. 4" OFF THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BASE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOY EE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 9-4-92.
INJURED'S SHIFT HAD ENEDED. HE WAS WALKING TO EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME CLINKER AND HIS HEAD STRUCK A RAILCAR. HE HAD A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4 STITCHES ON HIS FOREHEA D.
GOING TO FILL WATER TRUCK SLIPPED OFF OF THE TOP STEP OF WATER TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND FALLING ON L LEG SOLES WET SLIPPERY AND THE STEP ON TRUCK WAS SMOOTH SURFACE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF THE JIB FROM A CRANE. AS HE JUMPED DOWN FROM TEH CRANE HE CAUGTH HIS FOOT ON A CABLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING IRON AND A LOAD WAS BEING LOWERED TO HIM. EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK AND LOST HIS BALANCE, GRABBED AT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND THEY BOTH FELL, APPROX 10'. OTHER EMPLLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF INJURED AND WAS NOT HURT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM 400 LOADER AFTER SERVICING THE LOADER. THE REAR LOADER STEP WAS COVERED WITH MUD AND SNOW. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED JAMMING HIS FOOT ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS ANKL E.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING/CLEANING THE CRANE PRIOR TO LIFTING MATERIALS. HE STATED HE STEPPED ONTO WET SURFACE ON CRANE AND SLIPPED. CONSEQUENCE WAS A STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER.
EMPL STACKING BRICK ON LEVEL 5 OF TOWER.TRIPPED OVER PALLET AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
EE WAS ENGAGED IN NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS KNEE.
EMPL STEPPED ONTO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH HE BELIEVED TO HAVE SOLID COVER BROKE THROUGH COVER LANDING ON BACK OF THIGH ON EDGE OF HOPPER FLANGE
WHILE CLEANING UP A SPILL (ROUTINE) WITH A SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A GRATE AND CAUGHT FOOT IN GRATE, THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHILE FALLING, THIS TWIST AN D FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEARCHING FOR A SUMP PUMP TO PUMP OUT A SPACE WITH EXCESS WATER AND FELL ON THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN LACERATIONS ON THE KNEE AND BRUISES ON THE LEFT HIP. THE EMPLOYEE FELL DUE TO A MISSING MANHOLE COVER, COVER WAS NOT REPLACED BY PRIOR EMPLOYEE WHO ORIGINALLY REMOVED THE COVER.
EMPL SLIPPED & FELL CATCHING HIMSELF ON LEFTELBOW THERE WAS CONTUSION & ELBOW BECAME INFECTED & SWOLLEN.
EMPLOYEE AND HIS CREW WERE SETTING THE BRACES (TURNBUCKLE), WORKING ABOUT 16' UP ON THE GANG FORMS. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HOOK HIS WALL HOOK ON THE WALL FORM HANDL E AND MISSED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS WALKING UP OUTSIDE STATIONARY STAIRWAY AND A STEP BROKEN CUASING HIM TO FALL 1 1/2'. WHEN THE STEP STOPPED IT CAUSED A SEVERE JOLT TO HIS PPER BACK ADN NECK AREA. A BOLT WAS MISSI NG FROM STEP ANCHOR.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED WATER LINE TRENCH BY JUMPING INSTEAD OF USING LADDER.
INJURED WAS A BRAKEMAN SWITHCING CEMENT RAIL CARS. INJURED WAS WEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER NEW BIFOCAL LENS. HE CLAIMS HE MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND THOUGHT HE WAS ONE STEP OFF THE GROUND BUT HE WAS 2 STEPS. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. CAUSIGN SWELLING. AT THAT TIME HE LOST O TIME. FIRST AID ONLY. AFTER SWELLING WENT DOWN 2-20-90, THEY OPERATED AND HE LOST TIME MEDICAL CASE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE MIX TANKS TO MEASURE THE SLURRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER INTO THE #1 ELECTRICAL MANHOLE A THE KILN.HE WAS CARRYING A TROUBLE LIGHT IN ONE HAND AND MISSED A RUNG,FALLING TO THE FLOOR.SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 0 9-08-89.LAST DAY WORKED WAS 09-07-89.
INJURED WAS DRA1GING THE AIR HOSE FOR A BRICK KILN STRIPPER DURING A KILN BRICK JOB. INJURED WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WITH THE AIR HOSE AND FELL INTO A MANHOLE OPENING CAUSING A RIB FRACTURE AND SLIGHT ABRASIO3 TO RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A SMALL DOOR HELD BY 4 CLIPS ON A PLUGGED CLINKER DRAG CHAIN. AFTER REMOVED 2 CLIPS THE PRESSURE FORCED THE DOOR TO OPEN & HOT CLINKER FLOWED OUT INJURED SLIPPED & FELL I NTO THE HOT MATERIAL CAUSING BURNS TO THE BACK & RIGHT HAND.