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EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS CELANING THE 11 FURANCE PRESCIPTIROLS WITH A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE HE SLIPPED IN THE RING AREA AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE THE EE DID NOT MISS ONLY WORK UNTIL 9-2 2-94.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT SHE WAS CHECKING THE DRILL BIT BEFORE THE SHIFT STARTED. AS SHE BACKED AWAY FROM THE DRILL SHE TRIPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HER RIGHT KNEE. LATER WHILE MOVING THE DRILL HER FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. WHEN SHE SHOOK THE MUD OFF OF HER FOOT HER KNEE STARTED PAINING.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER REPAIRING A BROKEN IOL LINE UNDER CRUSHER 103 LOWER HE WAS CRAWLING OUT AND SLIPPED ON OIL AND STRUCK HIS CHIN ON THE LINER CUTTING HIS CHIN. 5 STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE CUT.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE WAS WALKING ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PELLETIZER TO TAKE VIBRATION READINGS ON THE RECUP FORM & SLIPPED & FELL ON LOOSE PELLETS SHE FELL HARED ON HER ELBOW FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 10-31-93 INJURY SEEMS TO BE GETTINGWORSE
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS PUSHING A CART ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PELLETIZER HE SLIPPED ON PETTETS & LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-2-93 AT WHICH T IME HE COULD NO LONGER RETURN TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE HAD JUST STEPPED UP ONTO THE LANDING AT THE HEAD END OF THE 62 CONVEYOR GALLERY AND PROCEEDED TO SLIP ON A WET FLOOR, WHILE FALLING HE REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL AND FRAC TURED A SMALL BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES THT WHILE PERFORMING RUTINE MONTHLY FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHUCKS HE TRIPPED ON A CABLE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR GRATING & INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE
EE STATED THAT HE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF A PIPE IN THE 108 WEST PRIVACY HYDRO AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT 2 CABLE REEL ON THE DRIVES ON THE DECK OF THE CABLE REEL TRUCK HE WAS REACHING OVER TO LOCK IN THE CABLE REEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK DECK TO THE ROAD SURFACE THE TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING FALL APPROX. 5-6 FEET WORKED 16,17 AND 18 TO SORE TO WORK 19 AND 20TH.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN #64 CONVEYOR RAMP ON THE PALLET BRIDGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON MUD. HE WAS OLDING ON TO THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THUS THE FALL CAUSED HIM T O WRENCH HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE JUST GOT OUT OF HIS PICKUP TO WALK INTO A STORAGE BUILDING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM. AREA HAD JUST BEEN GRADED AND WAS VERY SLIPPERY. HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT ON 11-21-92. DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT LATER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. HE NOW REQUIRES SURGERY 2-24-93.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE REAR STEP BUMPER, SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING THE EAST SWITCH-GEAR ROOMS IN THE CONCENTRATOR. HE SLIPPED IN WET AREA BETWEEN #2E AND #3E. PUDDLE WITH MUD ON FLOOR.
EE SAID HE WAS WALKING THRU AN OPEN DOORWAY FROM CRUSHER DRIVEWAY INTO CRUSHER BUILDING HE STUMBLED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIS BALANCE. AS HE FELL, HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING #63 BELT TRIPPER WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON LADDER WHILE CLIMBING IT & STRUCK HER CHIN AGAINT PIECE OF OPROTRUDING METAL. SHE RECEIVED CUT ON LEFT SIDE OF CHIN.
INJURED STATED HE WAS WORKING INT EH BENONITE UNLOADING AREA. SOME ANTI-FREEZE HAD LEAKED FROM A COMPRESSOR ONTO THE FLOOR. HE INADVERTENLY STEPPED INT EH SPILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HI LE FT SIDE.
I NAME WAS CROSSING #8 BELT & SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RT ELBOW AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT CLEAR AS TO THE SEVERTY HE LATER COMPLAINED WITH PAIN & UPON EXAMINATION AT MEDICAL FACILITY IT WAS DETERMINED AS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE HE CONT INUES TO WORK & NO DAYS WERE MISSED
I.NAME CHECKING LOW POINT DRAIN VALVE ON TAILINGS PIPE LINE.SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER DRAIN VALVE AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS GOING FROM HIS CAR TO THE WAREHOUSE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. THE ICE WAS COVERED BY SNOW & DID NOT NOTICE IT. THIS IS A RECURRANCE OF INJURY REPORTED ON 6 /6/90, AS EE STATED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
HE WAS WORKING ON A CLEAN-UP CREW, AND WS CLEANING BELTS. THE SFLOOR WAS BEING WASHED WITH A HIGH PRESSUR HOSE, AND BECAME SLICK. HE FELL ON THE SLICK FLOOR, HITTING ON HIS LEFT ELBOW.
CROSSING #160 CONVEYOR,FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE LEG-KNEE ON FLOOR.
CONDITIONS WERE SLEET COMING DOWN ON 32 DEGREE DAY OUTSIDE ON TAILGATE OF A TRUCK. SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY. DAMAGE WAS A SORENESS IN GROIN AREA.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE UPPER WIND BOX FLAPPER HE DROPPED HIS GLOVE DOWN THE CHUTE & WHEN HE TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT HE FELL DOWN THE CHUTE
SLIPPED AND FELL COMING DOWN LADDER ON SIDE OF SODA ASH BLDG. CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY.
PERSON WAS PULLING WATER HOSE IN DARK AREA AND BACKED ONTO SOME ICE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURING RIBS (BRUISE) AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSING LUNG
WHILE MOPING THE FLOOR,SHE SLIPPED HURTING HER LEFT KNEE.