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The employee was walking out of the Wet Mill MCC going down some stairs in dim lighting when he missed a step causing him to step down wrong resulting in a twisted ankle.

The employee was getting out of a skidsteer and slipped on the bucket, twisting his ankle.

Employee was walking on uneven ground going to his work area when he stepped in a divot and twisted his knee.

EE stepped out of the guzzler truck to fill the fuel at the fuel bay and slipped on the ice.

EE and partner were capping off the water intake from Saval 3 to blow water out of the line to prevent freezing. They had climbed the ramp and were coming down when EE lost his footing and slipped. When EE was falling he heard a popping noise in his left ankle and felt pain.

The employee was walking down the stairs when getting to the bottom and stepping off the grating was raised and resulted in the employee stepping wrong and twisting/ spraining his ankle.

While walking backwards tracing a water line the employee fell 4 to 4 1/2 feet in a open hole

While dismounting a loader miner reportedly slipped and fell onto his back.

MINER WAS CARRYING JACKLEG SLIPPED AND FELL PINCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

Employee was walking up a slight grade and slipped and hit his head.

The miner was stepping out of the cab of the lube truck on to the side steps of the vehicle slipping off of the step, catching himself on the door.

Miner was assisting another miner carry a piece of pipe up an inclined roadway. Recent snow had fallen on the road covering previous snow and icy conditions. Miner slipped and fell on his left side. Miner complained of pain to his left leg and ankle.

While climbing down off of truck he fell backward onto his back.

Was hooking up air hose on powder truck and lost footing on loose ground. Miner then rolled ankle.

Was carrying 4 sample bags down off incline, rock gave under foot, twisted and felt pinch in lower back left side.

Miner was stepping off of a 950 loader after parking it. Miner stepped onto uneven ground under the step and twisted his ankle.

Miner was seated in a chair. Miner stood up and took a single step on a relatively flat concrete floor inside of a well lit building. The miner was unaware that his foot had went to sleep, and the miner rolled his right ankle causing the tendons to strain.

Miner was walking through an area on the mine site. The miner tripped and fell forward, striking his face against an object. The object caused minor facial injuries. Miner was treated for first aid at the mine site, transported to town to the doctor's office for follow-up treatment. The injury was stitched and miner returned for full duty.

Subject fainted, fell and struck his head on the cat walk.

Miner was pulling a portable ladder out of a van, slipped on ice and fell backwards. Miner put out his hand to catch himself, when he struck ground, injured his wrist.

Miner was standing on a tied off ladder approx. 18" off of floor. Miner was unthawing a frozen, or obstructed, water line. A loose union fitting uncoupled and the water in the line swept the miner off of the ladder. The miner fell to the floor injuring his right ankle and foot.

Miner was working on a leaking slurry pump, adjusting the packing,when he lost his footing on floor and injured his knee.

Miner was attempting to drive a split set bolt from the deck of a scissor deck, leg slipped on floor and leg gave out.

Miner was checking ore samples just inside of a recently opened bay door that had ice in the vicinity of the threshold of the door. When the miner fell on the floor she landed on her left kneecap.

Miner walking down stairway, turned on landing injuring his right right knee, did not fall.

Employee was on the van getting ready to return home at the end of shift. A co-worker left the van door open and it was very cold outside. EE went to close the van door and stepped to the edge of door. She lost her footing & slipped out of the van face first, landing in the parking lot.

Miner was walking across a dirt lot in the process area, walking from one area to another, he stepped on a small patch of ice, slipped and fell onto the ground injuring his back.

While climbing down off of a 773B Haul truck right foot caught between bumper and top rung of cable step causing a loss of balance and a fall which sprained his right ankle.

Clear warm day no wind.

Employee was going to shut down haul truck at the shop and slipped on ice and fell.

Slippery Road

Snowing outside

Employee was climbing down a ladder, missed a step and fell, landing on right wrist/forearm. Wrist is broken and splinted/casted, limited use of right hand and arm.

Employee was working on discharge cone valve, stepped down from launder and twisted his left knee. Torn ACL and Median Miniscus. Employee is currently on light duty with surgery scheduled for 12/02/2009.

Was walking in front of security and stepped into a depression made by ore trucks driving through the area, as he stepped out of it he tripped and fell on his right Knee.

We are not sure and the employee can't remember, but we think he fell when was getting off of the 992 Loader, because of what the person said that was working with him.

Pulling on water hose, he slipped and fell against tail pulley and hit his back on the right side.

Was loading a face round and stumbled over a rock and caught himself with his hand and cut himself.

Was checking on a pressure tap seal in the Roaster. While stepping onto a grating to turn ball valve the grating bent down at a 45 degree angle and his foot slipped into the hole and fell to his knee. He caught himself against a hot cyclone and burned his forearm and hands.

Employee was working on Sissor Deck lift ajusting the Vent bag and turning on the air and water, when either he was knocked off or fell off of the sissor deck approximately 10-15 feet and landed on his head. He was not wearing fall protection.

Was walking down the stairs and caught his foot on something and rolled his foot.

Climbing down off of a haul truck his foot slipped and he caught himself with his left arm and pulled his shoulder out.

Stepped off of Haul Truck and stepped forward and twisted right ankle.

Was making his rounds walking through the Mill slipped on some spilled flocculent that was wet and fell on his right hand trying to catch himself.

Walking and ankle rolled on him and he heard a snap. He hurt his ankle about 5 years ago. This was a re-injury to his injury from before.

Employee covering mill gear with plastic and he was tied off, he slipped on plastic when the harness pulled him back against a bolt on the mill door. Employee was released on restricted duty. Project was complete and employee was layed off on 4/22/06.

Employee was attempting to move a plate of steel, when he lost his footing on loose rock and fell to the ground with the plate landing on his left forearm causing the bone to fracture in two places. Employee did not work the second day of injury. He was placed on restricted duty. Project was complete on April 20, and employee was laid off.

Employee slipped while pulling water hose from bolter and landed on left side, causing neck pain. Saw doctor on 3/8/06 where physical therapy was prescribed, making this MSHA reportable.

While tracing piping at cooling tower, slipped on snow and hit knee on hugger bolt. Caused small laceration on knee, requiring 4 stitches.

Employee was placing a piece of drill steel on the flat bed truck when he lost his footing and fell backwards to the ground. Conditions at the time of accident were dry. Employee has pain in lower back. X-rays taken show no fractures.