CHANGING PIPE ON LEACH PAD. ROCKY SLOPE ON LEACH PAD CAUSED THE EE TO SLIP AND FALL BACKWARD, LANDING ON A SOFTBALL-SIZED ROCK AND CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE ON THE LEFT BUTTOCK. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN PILLS AT ER; X-RAYS NEGATIVE. (DELAY IN FILING INJURY REPORT BECAUSE COMPANY THOUGHT ONLY 1X INJECTION FOR PAIN WAS GIVEN AT ER.)
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Showing all 12Cold weather, icy frozen ground conditions. Worker had both feet on the ground when she lost her footing, fell backwards to the ground striking her tailbone on the frozen surface.
EE IS A HAUL TRUCK DRIVER. HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER FROM THE CAB AREA OF THE TRUCK. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDY, ICY, WITH BLOWING SNOW. EE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 8-10 FEET, LANDING ON HIS BACK IN A SNOWDRIFT. NOTE: THIS BECAME REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCRIPTIONS. EE WAS BACK TO WORK FOR NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
WHILE DESCENDING BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG, MISSED LAST STEP. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
EE did not hook up ladder properly, and so he fell with the ladder when he was climbing it.
WHILE DISMOUNTING TOP LANDING ON WASH BAY, RIGHTFOOT CAUGHT IN TOP LANDING , RIGHT LEG AND KNEE GOT TWISTED MOMENTARILY
EMPLOYEE STEPING OFF LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
AT THE END OF SHIFT EMPLOYEE EXITED A CAT DOZER. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS LEFT LEG STEPPED INTO A HOLE. THIS CAUSED HIS KNEE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE STARTING LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 3-27-01 AT THAT TIME HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE WEEK (4 WORK DAYS) HE RETURNED TO FU LL DUTY ON 4-4-01.
EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INJURING RIGHT ARM.
EE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED PLASTIC AT PREG POND AND FELL ON LEFT HIP. (EE GIVEN LIGHT DUTY RELEASE BY DR.)
EE GETTING OUT OF KENWORTH WATER TRUCK AFTER PARKING. DOOR STUCK DUE TO COLD WEATHER. EE LEANED HARD ON DOOR WITH SHOULDER AND FELL OUT OF DOOT. (EE DID NOT SEE DR. UNTIL DAYS OFF). GIVEN L.D. RELEASE.