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EE was leaving his work location in the Shipping Tower, decending the steps from the 3rd level. Prior to reaching the 2nd level landing, he looked back up at the 3rd level and noticed he had left the Load Out Chut in the down position. He was not paying attention to the steps and and missed the bottom step, twisting his right ankle, examined by MD, put on restricitons.
Employee was climbing up on a dozer to enter the cab when his foot slipped off the first rail and went between rail and track causing sprain to right ankle.
The employee was preparing to climb a ladder and lost his footing on the bottom step. The employee slipped and fell about 8" onto his bottom.
The weather before the start of the employee shift was humid and there had been previous heavy rains. The employee was decending on a flight of stairs. The employee slipped causing the employee to fall down the steps. The employee had bruising of the rt. hip and rt. forearm.
We had a coal bin fire and were in the process of dumping the coal into loader buckets for disposal. The injured party was opening a dump valve when a small piece of floor grating shifted and allowed the employee to fall through to the ground below. The employee sustained a laceration to his head approximately 2 inches long requiring 10 stitches.
THE EE WAS RUNNING UP THE STAIRS OF THE CRUSHING DEPT. AS THE EE WAS RUNNING HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE GROUND FROM THE TRACKS.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF THE TRACKHOE. WHEN THE EE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN HE THOUGHT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN ON SOLID GROUND. BUT THE GROUND WAS EXTREMELY SOFT. WHEN THE EE STEPPED DOWN INT HE MUD, HIS FOOT SANKED IN THE MUD AND HIS FOOT TURNED TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE AND TO PUT TOTAL WEIGHT ON ANKLE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS RIGHT KNEE, TAKEN TO CLINIC STRAINED KNEE.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE CLAYSHED LADDERAFTER A HOSE HAD COME LOOSE.
EE JUMPED FROM THE LEDGE AROUND THE #3 COOLER AND CAUSED PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUSHING DOWN STEPS AND TRIPPED LANDING ON HIS KNEES. THE MEPLOYEE BRUISED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EE WAS FEEDING THE HOPPER AND NOTICED THAT THE FEED WAS NOT GOING UP THE BELT. THE EE GOT OFF THE LOADER AND RAN TO THE HOPPER TO CUT OFF ALL THE CONTROLS. IN THE PROCESS OF THE EE RUNING TO HOPPER. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS GOING UP #3 CATWALK TO CLEAN A CHOKE ON #3 DUST CHAMBER--EE SLIPPED ON CATWALK--CATWALK AND EE'S BOOTS WERE MUDDY.
THE EE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOADER. IN THE PROCESS, THE EE STEPPED IN A MUDYY AREA. THE EMPLOYEE'SFOOT/LEG WENT INTO MUD ABOUT 6 INCHES. WHEN EE PULLED HIS LEG OUT OF THE MUD HE FELT SOME PAIN.
EE WAS REPAIRING THE HYDRAULIC LINES ON THE KOMATSU LOADER WHEN THE EE REMOVED HIS BODY FROM THELOADER HE CUT HIS EAR ON THE WHEEL WALL OF THE LOADER
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE CLAYFEED HOPPERS USING ASHOVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE HANDRAIL.