EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS LEANING OVER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE HOLDING A SMALL PIECE OF PLATE SO THAT ANOTHER COULD TACK WELD IT IN PLACE. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO AN OPENING IN THE FLOOR GRAT ING WHICH HE AND THE OTHER EE HAD REMOVED EARLIER. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION HIMSELF & WAS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY WHEN HE STEPPED THROUGH THE OPENING AND FELL APPROX 16' TO THE GROUND.
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Showing all 27EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS WELDING A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM OF BARGE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SLUSH TWISTINGHIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON TRUCK ASSET #0425. HE WAS GOING TO TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ACROSS CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH APPROX. 30" WIDE BY 36' DEEP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL INTO DITCH STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE ALLEGED HE WAS CHANGING THE STARTER ON THE D-8K HE STEPPED UP ON THE BLADE SUPPORTER WHICH WAS COVERED WITH BARITE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER HE WAS ON THE 5TH STEP WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF STEP HE FELL & JAMMED HIS FINGER & ALSO HIT HIP & BACK ON LEFT SIDE
CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF R R CAR LOCATED ON MAIN LINE SLIPPED INJ R KNEE Y
STANDING NEAR BELT IDLER, STEPPIND DO3N TO FLOOR SLIPPED STRIKING R ELBOW ON IDLER, WET AND SLIPPERY
I NAME WAS SHOVELING SNOW OUT OF A OPEN TOP HOPPER CAR HATCH WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE CAR SIDE WALL IN A TWISTING MOTION INJURING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS WORKING ON BREAKER AND WAS WALKING ACROSS RAMP AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN H-BEAMS AND CAUSED ABRASION AND BRUISE TO RIGHT KNEE.
I,NAME ALLEGATES HE SLIPPED WHILE LIMBING DOWN GRAULAR SILO LADDER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF THERE BE STRAINIG HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON4/18/89 BECAUSE HIS ARM WAS BROTHERIN G HIM. DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND SET HIM UP ON MANUAL MOBILIZATION TREATMENT. HE HASN'T MISSED ANY WORK AND DOESN'T REQUIRE RESTRICTED DUTY.
I.NAME STARTED DOZER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK.IT WAS VERY MUDDY THAT AM AS SNOW WAS MELTING.I.NAME BACK WAS BRUISED.
THE INJURED ALLEGES HE SLIPPED ON D-8 CAT TRACK WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TO REFUEL UNIT.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF,BUT PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO COMPANY.HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 03- 16-89 FOR EXAM, AND DOCTOR GAVE PRESCRIPTION.I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT PRESCRITION UNTIL I RECEIVED THE WYO COMP BILLING 04-14-89.
I NAME ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING FROM R/R TRACK INTO THE PLANT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE SAFETY LINE ATTACHED TO HIS SAFETY BELT AND FELL. HE PUT HIS H ANDS OUT TO BREAK THE FALL AND INJURIED MIDDL FINGER OF LEFT HAND. HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY 11-1-88. FRACTURE OF THE METACARPUS KNOCKLE OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
STEPPING DOWN LADDER TO GROUND.
IN ALLEGATES HE TWISTED L. KNEE WHEN HE SLIPED ON SJOME GLUE WHIEL HE WA> PACKING INJ. NEVER REPORTED THIS INJURY NO ONE WITTNESSED INJ. PACKING IS NOT DONE WITH ONE MAN INVESTIGATION CONTINU ING.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRACKMOBILE HE LOST HIS FOOTING,HITTING HIS FOREHEAD ON THE WINDOW LATCH OF THE TRACKMOBILE.
HE WAS TAKING A3BOTTLE (PROPANE) FOR REFILLING FROM QUIKGEL TO MAIN PROPANE TANK. HE SLIPPED GOING DOWN THE STAIRWAY AT QUIKGEL. TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL. HE SAID HE FE LT SOMETHING PU5L IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.
I NAME WAS SETT3NG UP THE FUEL LINE VALVES TO REFUEL THE PLANT LOADER, AFTER TURNING THE MAIN TANK VALVE ON HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THERE IS AN OVERHEAD LIGHT THAT SHI SHINES ON THE F6EL PUMP, BUT NOT ON THE VALVES AT THE TANK
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS WET BLACK TOP PARKING LOT AND SLIPPED AND FELL CUASING CONTUSSION TO RIGHT HAND.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLEY HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDG9S RAIL CAR BRAKES DID NOT HOLD, CAR STARTED ROLLING HE THEN JUMPED FROM THE CAR.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE PARKED TRU K TO FUEL IT WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL HE REACHED WITH RIGHT ARM TO THE STEP HANDLE ON TRUCK,SLIPPED ON WET STEP AND DISLOCATED RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM INSPECTION PLATE. WHEN THE LADDER HE WAS ON SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER
EE ALLEGES WHILE GREASING MACHINE - NW SHOVEL - HE SLIPPED ON GUARD COVER OVER DRUMS FALLING OFF SHOVEL LANDING ON SMALL OF BACK.
LYE INJURIED HIS LEFT ARM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL 12 TO 15 FEET FROM A LADDER INSIDE #2 DRY BIN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE FEEDER PIPE IN SIDE THE DRY BIN. LYLE SLIPPED REACHING FOR A L IGHT BEING LOWERED FROM TOP OF BIN BY JERRY ROSE, A EMPLOYEE ASSIGNED TO HELP LYLE LYLE WAS NOT USING A SAFETY BELT AND LINE.
EMP ALLEGED WHILE UNLOADING ORE CARS HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HIS HEAD