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EE WAS STEPPING OVER HOIST ARM IN AUTO SHOP STRAINING HIS LEFT HEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS STANDING ON AN 8" X 8" BLOCK TAKING DOWN A CAR ANCHOR, WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BLOCK, STRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.
EE WAS PUSHING A SMALL FAN WHEN LOOSE ROCK UNDER HIS FEET CAUSED HIM TO SLIP, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS STANDING ON AN 8" X 8" BLOCK TAKING DOWN A CAR ANCHOR, WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BLOCK, STRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LAST RUNG OFF A PORTABLELADDER. WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT REACHED THE GROUND ITTWISTED CAUSING A STRAIN AND SWELLING OF THE ANKLE AND A SMALL CRACK IN THE HEEL BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE OUT OF THE REEL ON THE LUBE TRUCK. AS HE WAS WALKING BACKWARD, HE STEPPED INTO A CRACK IN THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE RACK TRYING TO UNPLUG A GRITS LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED. HIS LEFT LEG HUNG UP IN THE RACK, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING A STRAINED KNEE.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER TO AN AREA BELOW THE FEED PREP ORE SCREENS, WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 8' TO 12', CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HEAD, BRUISED RIBS, & FRACTURED TOES ON LEFT FOOT.
A CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE OF BTI TRUCKING, STEPPED OTU OF HIS TRUCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE, CAUSING A STRAIN.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A RAMCAR, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE CHECKING SUMP PUMPS IN THE MINE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN WATER, AND HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PUMP HOUSING. SWELLING OF THE KNEE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN, AND HE SAW A DR ON 10-15-97 AND 10-16-97 FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF-BOLTE.R WHILE HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE BACK OF THE BOLTER HE FELT A SUDDEN SHARP BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE EAST SIDE OF THE MINE (OLD #4 AREA) RETREATING OLD BELT LINE PARTS. HE WAS CARRYING A TOP IDLER WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME FLOOR HEAVE. THE HEAVE BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL, SPRAINIGN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE PULLING A MIENR CABLE OT GET OUT THE SLACK, HE PUT THE CABLE OVER HIS SHOUDLER, STEPPED INTO A HOLE, AND FELL, STRAINING HIS HIP.
EE WAS LOCKING OUT ECOFILTER IN CAUSTIC PLANT; WHILE WALKING AROUND TRACING THE LINES & VALVES FOR THE ECOFILTER, SHE STEPPED ON A LOOSE OR MISSING GRATING OVER A 4 FT DEEP SUMP, AND FELL IN. SHE INJURED HER LOWER BACK & SPRAINED HER RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN VENTILATION TUBING & WHILE COMING DOWN FROM LADDER HE WAS WORKING ON, HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE FLOOR TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN & SMALL CHIP FRA CTURE IN THE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A RAIL AFTER OPENING A VALVE, INJURING RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-25-97 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY ON THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BACK OF A FORD P.U. SHE LANDED ON A SAGEBRUSH, TWISTING HER RIGHT ANKLE. X-RAYS SHOW A CHIP FRACTURE OF DISTAL FIBULA AND SPRAIN.
WHILE STEPPING ONTO MOTOR, EMPLOYEES KNEE POPPED
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF BOLTING MACHIEN WHEN HE LEFT LEG BENT OUTWARD AT THE KNEE CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE CABLE ON THE MINER MACHINE, WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE WORKING ON THE LIGHTS OF THE DIESEL BOLTER,EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MUCK IN THE TRAVELWAY,A ND FELL ON LEFT ELBOW ON A LEDGE,CAUSING BRUISING OF LEFT ELBOW AND SWELLING.LEFT ELBOW HAD RECENTLY BEEN OPERATED ON BY DR,EXPLORATORY SURGERY TO BE DONE 05-26-95 FOR POSSIBLE RUPTURED TRICEP TENDON BY DR.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE SECOND RUNG OF A LADDER WHILE TRYING TO PUT A PAN ON THE BOOM OF A ROOF BOLTER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH A MANDOOR AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE STEPPING DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK AREA IN TEH AUTO SHOP. HE STEPPED ON SOME SMALL STONES OUTSIDE THE DOOR AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND SAID IT KNO CKED THE WIND OUT OF ME". COMPLAINE DOF SOME NUMBNESS AND PAIN AROUND THE RIGHT ELBOW AREA, AND SOME PAIN INRIBS WITH DEEP BREATHHING. DR VISIT ON 10-11-94 SHOWED HAIRLINE FRACTURE RIGHT ELB
EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKING BOLTER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS UNDERFOOT & FELL STRIKING HIS RT SHOULDER & RT KNEE TESTS SHOW A PARTIAL TEAR IN THE RT SHOULDER ROTOR CUFF
WHILE WALKING DOWN THE ROADWAY, THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND FELL ON LEFT ARM, CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE WAS WORKING ON REPAIRING UNDERGROUND FIRE LINES. A LADDER HAD BEEN PLACED IN A HOLE APPROX. 13-15' DEEP TO ACCESS THE LINE. THE LADDER BEGAN SLIPING INTO THE HOLE, SO THE EE, WHO WAS KNEELI NG AT THE TOP OF THE HOLE, REACHED FOR THE LADDER TO GRAB IT. LOOSE DIRT AROUND HIS KNEE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP INTO THE HOLE, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON LADDER AND FALLING TO THE BOTTOM, BRUISING HIS
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A BELT GALLEY ON A GRADE WHEN HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN RT FOOT RESULTING IN PULLED LIGAMENT IN HEEL GRADE WAS ABOUT 15 DEGREES
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BED OF A PICKUP GOING TO SHOWER WHEN THE PICKUP STOPPED SHE JUMPED FROM THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND INJURING HER RT KNEE DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE KNEESPRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENTILATION TUBING. HE STOOD ON A PIECE OF THE TUBING TO HANG SOME WIRE ON ROOF AND SLIPPED OFF THE TUBE AGAINST THE MINING MACHINE, BREAKING 3 RIBS.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE ENSIGN JEEP HOOD, AND HIS LEFT LEG WENT BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE FRONT OF THE ENSIGN, CAUSING THE STRAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE CARRYING A HYDRAULIC JACK WHEN BEN S LEFT FOOT CAUGHT IN THE MINER MACHINE CABLE AND WATER HOSE. HE THEN JUMPED TO TRY TO GET FREE AND THEN LANDED ON A LARGE ROCK TWISTIN G AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A VIBRATION DAMPENER FROM #3 SNYDER PUMP. AS HE WAS GUIDING IT OUT, THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT CAUGHT IN THE GRATING, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELT LINE CHECKING THE BELT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE DIAGNOISI WAS A SPRAINED KNEE LEFT.
STANDING ON LADDER TIGHTENING BOLTS COMPRESSION FRACTURE
STEPPED IN CRACK TWISTED ANKLE
WALKING UP STAIRS MISSED STEP FELL BACK LACER HED ABRASION ON R FOREARM PAIN IN BACK AND ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF ENSIGN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING STRAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE TECHNICAL BLDG TO GO TO WORK;AS HE APPROACHED THE EAST DOOR,HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION NEAR THE RIGHT EYEBROW.A SMALL BRUISE APPEARED ABOVE THIS.WITNESS REPORTS POSSIBLE BRIEF UNCONSCIOUSNESS.EMPLOYEE COMPALINS ALSO OF HEADACHE,AND WHILE SEEING DR PAIN IN LEFT NECK WITH MOVEMENT.LACERATION WAS CAUSED BY THE
PULLING IN NO SIDE DOORS CLOSED WHEN FEET SLIPPED ON ICE DOOR ROLLED CATCHING R ARM FROM ELBOW TO HAND BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS
CLIMBING DOWN IN LADDER (6FT LADDER)STEPPED OFF LADDER TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
AFTER OBTAINING CENTRATE SAMPLE EMPL STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN LADDER FROM CENTRATE TANK TO FLOOR. HE LOST FOOTING & FELL ABOUT 10' TO FLOOR FRACTURING RIGHT HEEL.
SLIPPED ON ICE OUTSIDE MAN DOOR ON NE CORNER OF MILL CAUSING SPRAIN TO L ANKLE
EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE AND A CUTTING TORCH DOWN THE SLOPED BERM OF THE 1 THICKENER STEPPED ON SOME MUD WITH ICE UNDER THE MUD, AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. TWISTED ANKLE AGAIN 1-30-90, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TAKEN IN TO A DR FRO MEDICAL EVALUATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING T OOLS IN A TOOLBOX NO 9 MINER AREA UNDERGROUND STARTED TO WALK AWAY FROM TOOL BOX & STUMBLED ON SMALL ROCK TRIED TO CATCH H IMSELF WITH LEFT ARM FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER CONTINUED WORKING WITH SHOULDER STILL BOTHERING H IM & SEEN DR. JACKSON WY 091488 WILL BEGIN THERAPY & NO WORK ON 091588 FOR TORN ROTOR CUFF
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT3SLIPPED OFF STEP OF RAMCAR AND HIT ELBOW ON RAMCAR STEARING JACK FITTING.ON 01-06-88 INJURY STARTED BOTHERING EMPLOYEE.HE WAS SENT TO DR. ELMER MCKAY.XRAYS WERE TAKEN,NO BROKEN BONES BU INFLA4MATION WAS OBSERVED.EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION OF NAPROSYN AND A CORTISONE INJECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM RAILCAR TO RAILCAR CHECKING CARS WHEN HE OVERSTEPPED AND MISSED WALKWAY ON TOP OF RAILROAD CAR TWISTING HIS LEG. USED AMBULANCE TO TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE BROKEN LEG. X-9AYS SHOWED RIGHT LEG BROKEN BELOW KNEE AND ABOVE ANKLE.
INJ OCCURRED ON39 30 87 EMP CONTINUED TO WORK ON REGULAR DUTY THRU 10 19 87. WENT TO DR ON 10 20 87 TO HAVE ELBOW CHECKED AS FELT HE WAS LOSING THE GRIP IN HIS LEFT HAND. DR DIAGNOSED PROBLE AS INFLAMMATION3OF NERVE IN ELBOW. EMP WAS GIVEN MEDICATION. EMP WAS WATERING ROADWAYS,. SLIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN GROUND