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Slipped off ladder. sprained left knee and ankle
Miner was on top of a piece of mobile equipment to remove the fuel cap to begin fueling. When climbing back down, EE missed a step with EE's foot and caught self on the ladder with their hands. EE stated that it felt like EE pulled something in their shoulder when EE caught self. Miner did not fall all the way to the ground.
The operator was climbing down a ladder on a 980XE CAT loader. Operator misjudged the last step and fell backwards to the ground approximately 3'. Operator sustained a left wrist fracture.
State Scale Inspector pulled his truck next to scale stepped out on wall. Began to walk toward another truck and lost footing and slipped and fell between truck and wall. Possibly hitting head or body on truck bumper.
While exiting equipment he lost hand hold and slip tripped.
Repairing a conveyor belt and the board in which was supporting the belt slipped and caused EE to fall 5-6' on the ground.
Employee was getting out of Bulk truck. As he went to get down he lost his grip and fell to the ground. Employee went to emergency room and was told he was ok. Still suffering from pain 3 days later he went to doctor who found a fractured rib. Doctor released him to work. Still in pain 2 weeks later he went to doctor on 1-29-08 and was told to take a week off.
EE fell getting off equipment.
Climbing off loader, slip & fall on the ladder, hurt back.
An ee doing maintenance on a stacker was thrown off the stacker by the plant operator failing to visually check the plant before starting the stacker, resulting in a back injury.
THE APPRENTICE WAS CHECKING THE SCREEN DECK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IN RESULT, BREAKING THE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE GOT ON THE LAND CONVEYER TO GREASE THE HEAD PULLEY, WHEN HE WAS DONE GREASING, HE TRIPPED TO GET OFF AND SLIPPED OFF THE BELT FRAME, WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT.