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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 992C LOADER. HE STEPPED FROM THE REAR TIRE TO THE LADDER ON THE SIDE OF THE LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE. HE MISSED HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS BUTTOCKS.
STEPPED ONTO THE DECK OF THE DRILL FROM THE CAB.AND CAUGHT FOOT IN SAMPLE HOLE IN THE DECK. TWISTED KNEE.
CLIMBING A 6' LADDER WITH A SLING LOST BALANCE FELL ABOUT 4' PUT OUT LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL
EE WAS TRYING TO READ THE HOUR METER & COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW BECAUSE OF MUD. HE THEN STEPPED OUT ONTO TO THE TIRE TO GET A DIRECT LOOK AT THE METER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TI RE & HE LANDED ON HIS BACK ON THE ROADWAY.
LOADER BECAME STUCK ON SLICK SNOW AND EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN TO GET HELP. HE SLIPPED ON THE PACKED SNOW AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE FINISHED A ROUTINE GENERATOR CHECK AND WAS WALKING TO THE FUEL POINT WHEN HE FELL INTO A WATER CONTROL CULVERT. IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM THE FALL HE STRAINED BOTH ARMS AND SHOU LDERS.
WALKING DOWN THE HILL WHILE DOING A STAKE OUT HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE DISMOUNTED THE TRUCK TO CHECK ON ENGINE NOISEAND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN TOOK THE HANDRAIL AND STEPPED ONTHE LOWER RUNG OF THE LADDER. AS ALL HIS WEIGHT CAME ON THE STEP & HE WAS WAS REACHING FOR THE NEXT STEP, THE LEFT SIDE OF THELADDER GAVE WAY AND HIS BODY SWUNG INTO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE LUNCH ROOM WHEN THE HANDRAIL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS BACK.
IN THE EVENT OF BUILDING A NEW PAD EE WAS WORKING LOGN HOURS OF GETTING ON AND OFF EQUIPMENT WALKING ON A SLIPPERY LINR AND BENDING A LOT. NOTED KNEE BEGAN SWELLING AND BECOMING VERY SORE. H E WENT TO THE DR AND THEY DRAINED THE KNEE AND GAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN. NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE READY LINE TO THE SHOP AFTER PARKING THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER. THERE WAS ABOUT 6" OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS LUNCH BUCKET, STRIKING HIS RIBS ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS PACKING A 50LB SACK OF PRELL. HE STUMBLED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
DRILLING ON THE 7200 BENCH. STEPPED OFF OF DECK OF DRILL TO TAKE AN ORE SAMPLE, FELL & SPRAINED WRIST TRYING TO BRACE THE FALL. HAND HIT THE GROUND.
EE WAS SHOVELING UNDERNEATH NORTH SIDE SHAKER SCREEN. HE STEPPEAD BACKWARDS ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS BODY & FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF BOOM TRUCK TO USE CONTROLS. HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS ON THE FUEL TANK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS FEET, BUT TWISTED HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RASHING TO CHECK CONE CRUSHER AS HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM THERE AS HE EXITED THE CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM HE WAS GOING DOWN A FLYT OF STAIRS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS FOOT & SL IPPED & CAUGHT THE FOOT BETWEEN TWO STEPS AT THE FOOT BETWEEN TWO STEPS AT THE TIME HE DIDNT THINK IT WAS TOO SERVICE SO HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE SHIFT & THE NEXT BEFORE GOING TO DR
GET OUT OF TRUCK TO OPEN THE GATE ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
FIXING EMITTER LINE STEPPED IN HOLE ON ONE SIDE CAME DOWN ON ROCK ON R FOOT FRACT SM BONE IN R FOOT
LIGHT SNOW- ICY.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON A 2" LINE 30" OFF THE FLOOR TO MOVE AN AIRLINE. WHEN SHE STEPPED DOWN SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE.
EMPL OPERATING DRILL,SLIPPED ON OILY WORK DECK AND FELL OFF MACHINE CUTTING ELBOW AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER IN THE DRY ROOM TO THE LOFT. AS HE REACHED THE TOP, THE TOP 18" OF THE LADDER BROKE OFF AND THE LADDER PULLED AWAY FROM THE WALL. HE FELL 6 TO 8 FEET TO THE CE MENT FLOOR LANDING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. STICHES WERE REQUIRED IN HIS FOREHEAD.
EMPL & SUPERVISOR WERE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BENT SCREEN BY PLACING IT OVER ROLLER & JUPING ON IT EMPL LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON TAILBONE.
...JUMPED FROM BED OF BOOM TRUCK TO GROUND 4' AND KNEE WAS REINJURED.REQUIRES SURGERY.
THE EE WAS WALKING FROM THE PIT OFFICE TO THE CREW HAUL TRUCK TO PUT HIS LUNCH PAIL IN IT, WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUDDY PARKING LOT TWISTING HIS KNEE.
JUMPED OFF TRUCKED AND STEPPED OVER BATTERY TIPPED IT OVER SPLASHED ACID IN BOTH EYES.
EMPL WAS WALKING TO CRUSHER SHACK TO MAKE PHONE CALL. DUMPING AREA LEADING TO CRUSHER SHACK WA VERY SLICK. EMPL SLIPPED & FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF FOOT CAUSING BREAK.
EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER LEANING AGAINST AN IBEAM FASTENED TO CONCRETE. WHEN THE BEAM PULLED OUT OF THE CONCRETE CAUSING HIM TO FALL THE I BEAM STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR CAUSING A CUT IN THE UPPER LOBE OF HIS EAR AND THE NEED FOR STITCHES.
EMPL LEANING OVER SAFETY CHAIN TO CHECK ON COP TANK.EMPL HAD MUD ON BOOTS AND FLOCULANT HAD BEEN SPILLED ON FLOOR.EMPL WAS CLEANING IT UP.AS HE LEANED OVER CHAIN,FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEA TH HIM ALLOWING 6'FALL FROM WALKWAY TO FLOOR BEL
I.NAME WORKING CONSTRUCTING PROCESS BLDG AT MINE HELPING TO INSTALL THE ROOF.HE WAS TAPING ROOF PANELS FOR INSTALLATION AND HAD COMPLETED 1 STACK.WALKING ACROSS ROOF TO ANOTHER STACK OF PANELS .STEPPING ACROSS 21" OPENING AT ROOF RIDGE LINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED -FELL 35' TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ICE COVERED LEACH PAD. SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND ROCKS.
SHE WAS STEPPING ONTO PLASTIC PAD LINER. THE LINER WAS COVERED WITH FROST AND VERY SLICK. SHE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HER TAILBONE ON A 12" COUPLING. SHE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION. RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY
STEPPED OFF OF SCRAPER TO THE GROUND & TURNED ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF A HAUL TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A BOX HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOX CAUSING HIM TO FALL THE EMPLOYEE HAD USED THE BOX TO CLIMB UP THE LADDER
THE EMPL WAS CLIMBING INTO AMMONIUM NITRATE STORAGE TRAILER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING FOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY THE HAND HOLD HE WAS GRASPING THIS RESULTED IN THE PUL LED MUSCLE
THE EMPL WAS PULLING RE-BAR TO THE AREA WHERE IT WAS BEING TIED IN HE WAS WALKING ACROSS A DOUBLE MAT OF TIED RE-BAR HE STUBLED TWISTING HIS KNEE
WALKING UP STEPS WITH EQUIPMENT PARTS IN HANDS,STUMBLED AND FELL BENDING WRIST BACKWARDS.
WORKER WAS ASSEMBLING CRUSHER. HE WAS 6' ABOVE CONCRETE PAD UNHOOKING FROM CRANE. IT STARTED TO LIGTNING AND RAIN. IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING DOWN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE FALLING TO PAD. LANDED ON BACK AND ELBOWS. HAS POSSIBLE CHIP IN LEFT ELBOW.
EMPL WAS WALKING AROUND PUMP BUILDING AND STEPPED UP ON A 12" DRISCOE PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEE THE PAIN IN HIS LEG INCREASED THRU SHIFT HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY THE DR RETURNED HIM TO WORK AND PRESCRIBED MOTRIN FOR PAIN 7/13/89 I NAME WAS SENT TO A SURGEON FOR HIS KNEE
SHOVELING CEMENT STEPPED ON PC OF REBAR FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER REPAIRING STOPS ON AN OVERHEAD DOOR THE LADDER WAS NOT VERY STABLE & TIPPED OVER CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL & JASMMING HIS FOOT ON CONCRETE
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OVER HANDRAIL TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT WAS CLOGGING PAN FEEDER, LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 12-15 FEET TO CONCRETE SLAB BELOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS. SHE PUT HER RIGHT FOOT OUT TO STEP TO THE GROUND. WHEN PLACING HER FOOT ON THE GROUND SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THETOP OF THE BALL MILL INSTALLING NUTS AND WASHERS ON LINER BOLTS,WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING IRON HE FELL DOWN SCAFFLING HURTING HIS ABCK.EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PREVIOUS INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS CARRYING TOOLS FROM WELDING SHOP TO LOAD IN A TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL OYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM #2 ROLLS AT THE CRUSHER.HE SLIPPED FROM A TIRE AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPL JUMPED OFF OF REICH DRILL TO GROUND. IT WAS DAR & HE MISJUDGED DISTANCE TO GROUND HE HURT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAGGING SAMPLES SHE STEPPED BACK AND TRIPPED ON A SAMPLESACK SHE FELL BRUISING AND POSSIBLEY DISLOCATING TAILBONE I.NAME WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING MATERIAL AND TRIPPED OVER SOME IRON.AS HE FELL THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CUT.