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Ankle sprain from routine travel. Missed bottom step.
Employee slipped and suffered soft tissue injury to shoulder, neck, back area. Muscle strain, pinched nerve
Employee suffered a soft tissue injury to the left ankle during routine travel.
4 man crew tearing down scaffold around preheaters. a scaffold upright was caught in grating of catwalk. employee used a ladder to access catwalk, EE's harness D ring caught on railing causing employee to fall forward onto grating. Employee used arms to break EE's fall causing strain to right arm.
Soft tissue injury of the right knee stepping off of a ladder.
Employee was in the process of unhooking a piece of pipe from a strap hooked to an excavator and fell spraining left ankle.
Employee sprained ankle during normal travel
Employee was walking along a conveyor and felt their knee pop. Knee swelling and pain. Restricted duty.
The affected employee slipped and fell, injuring their right shoulder. The employee has been placed on restricted duty.
Routine travel on asphalt, employee sprained ankle
Sprained right knee when exiting mini-track loader. While exiting employee stepped off of equipment with left foot and slipped on dust particles on the concrete and twisted right knee which remained on equipment.
Fell when exiting a building
EE was dismounting from a skid loader at the quarry fuel tank when they slipped from the bucket and fell to the ground.
Employee fell while getting off conveyor and bruised their knee.
EE was walking and slipped/tripped/fell onto left knee, fracturing patella constituting MSHA reportability.
While walking across the blast pattern, Employee stepped on some loose material and lost balance causing pain to their knee and leg. Employee was put in a temporary leg brace for the 3 days.
EE was walking in storeroom and tripped on corner of pallet and fell. EE was released back to work with no restrictions that day. EE was still having pain and saw DR on 12/22 and was diagnosed with muscle tear. Surgery was conducted on 12/23 thus constituting MSHA reportability.
EE was entering CAT long reach when EE's right foot slipped. EE felt pain in right ankle when EE's foot hit the ground. EE was diagnosed with partial Achille's tendon tear and has missed work, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
The employee was going to check for and clean up any material spillage under the 104 belt. As EE was descending the stairs, EE missed a step then several more. The employee maintained 3-point contact, preventing EE from falling down the stairs. The employee struck a side rail or mid rail with left knee before coming to a stop causing a dislocation of the left knee patellar.
EE stepped off a platform and twisted right knee resulting in a knee strain. 1/15/19 EE was seen by doctor for observation 1/28/19 EE received physical therapy which resulted in the reportable injury.
On 5/3/2018, an EE stepped down from a ladder on a front end loader. As EE stepped down, EE twisted knee. The EE was able to conduct all job tasks after the incident. EE had surgery on 8/3/2018 due to incident and missed work starting this date, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
Employee fell and twisted knee while conducting maintenance on a piece of machinery.
EE came out of loading booth to load truck missed a step EE felt pain in lower back and L leg EE declined medical attention at the time EE examined on 3/12/2018 and diagnosed with a minor muscle strain in lower back and returned to work On 5/14/2018 mgmt. was informed that the employee had received an Epidural Steroid Injection on 5/3/2018 thus constituting MSHA Reporting
EE was in the operator's shack, talking with the truck driver and another employee when they noticed that the truck was beginning to overfill. EE began to run out of the shack to the catwalks under the loading tanks. As employee was running they tripped and fell, breaking a wrist and causing several lacerations.
On 12/12/16 the EE was exiting personal vehicle prior to the start of work. As the EE exited vehicle, L. foot slipped on ice and fell to the ground. At that time the EE declined further treatment. On 1/2/17 the EE requested further treatment. On 1/12/17 the EE was referred to an MRI and on 1/24/17 the EE was diagnosed with a torn meniscus with surgery slated for 2/2/17.
After working EE's shift, the employee took a hygiene shower and slipped and fell on the floor. This resulted in a fractured right collar bone. Root Cause- Worn Anti-Slip floor paint causing a smooth surface along with the floor being wet from the shower.
Employee was standing on ground, attempting to put on insulated coveralls. Foot slipped on snow/ice and EE fell landing on back and hip. Bruised hip, sore lower back.
Employee was exiting office facility and slipped causing her to strike her head against the door frame causing a small cut to the back of her head.
The employee struck his back against a structure causing him to stumble and fall to his knees. He struck his left knee on a rock causing a laceration.
Employee slipped on ice and injured head/back regions.
Slipped and fell 5 steps from ground level coming down stairs. Injured left elbow, laceration (required 8 sutures). Returned to work with no doctor restrictions.
Employee was walking in the mill to check the silos and fell causing a break of the radius bone of his right arm
Employee sustained a lower back contusion after slipping while walking up steps.
The Blast Crew was preparing for a development shot. Terrain was rough, with steep slopes and numerous loose rocks. Employee was standing on a slight incline when his feet slipped on loose material and he started to fall backwards. As he stuck his hands out to brace himself, his left wrist made contact with a sharp rock, causing a laceration that required 4 stitches to close.
Employee was walking down a flight of stairs on or about 7/2/2012 and felt a pain in her knee. Employee was seen by a doctor on 7/3/2012 and returned to full duty. After additional complaints the employee was returned to the doctor on 7/16/2012 for further evaluation and was removed from work.
An employee stepped over a chain, fell, and broke his leg.
Twisted knee while walking to work. Note: The knee injury originally occurred on 6/23/10. It did not become reportable until he had surgery on 12/27/10.
Employee was descending a stairway and his Fall Protection Equipment (Lanyard) caught a Handrail Post. This caused the employee to twist his right knee and fall to the floor level. Employee was later sent to a doctor, and the diagnosis was cartlidge and ligament damage which will require future surgury.
Employee slipped while carrying a ladder in snow. This incident became recordable on 1/7/09 when employee received a cortisone shot. Strain
Employee stepped onto then off of a pallet rolling her ankle.
The ee twisted L Knee while walking into Shop. Employee reported injury and continued to work. This incident became reportable when the employee had Arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 17, 2008.
Employee reported slipping on stairway and catching himself while falling backwards. Dr. Visit, four days later, shows muscle strain.
Employee alleges injury to left knee. Specific incident not known.
Employee tripped while walking on top of railcar and fell to the ground resulting in numerous abrasions and strain to hips, shoulders, elbows, ankles, shins, and lower back.
EE STEPPED ON BUMPER OF TRUCK TO REACH PORTABLE TORCH. BUMPER WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS BACK & RIGHT LEG. HE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 3/19/04.
EE WAS CHECKING OUT THE MILL FLOOR WHEN HE NOTICED AN UPSET CONDITION ON THE SCREEN FLOOR. STONES WERE COVERING THE FLOOR AND COMING DOWN ONTO THE NEXT FLOOR. EE WAS ON TOP OF THE STAIRS FLOOR AND HE TURNED TO GO DOWN THE STEPS AND SLIPPED ON STONES HE DID NOT SEE. HE WAS CARRYING A BAR AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND AS HE FELL AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN PRIMARY CRUSHING BUILDING AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TOWARDS THE STOREROOM. HE TRIPPED OVER A BEARING INSERT THAT HE WAS WORKING ON AND FELL INTO A PALLET OF STEEL AND HIT HIS FACE ON THE STE EL CUTTING THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE, REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.
ROCK WAS HUNG UP ON SIDE OF CRUSHER. EE PUT A CABLE AROUND ROCK & JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS BRINGING THE 12 TON HOIST OVER TO LIFT ROCK WHEN IT DROPPED APPROX 3 FEET INTO CRUSHER. EE SLID OFF R OCK & ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF CRUSHER OR WALKWAY & HYPEREXTENDED HIS SHOULDER. EE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 7/22/02.
EE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING ACTIVITIES ON THE ROOF ABOE #4 SCRUBBER ON A SCHEDULED DOWN DAY. EE LIFTED A LARGE METAL PLATE (APPROX 135 LBS.) EXPOSING A 4' DIA. OPENEING TO THE PUMP ROOM BEL OW. AS HE LIFTED THE PLATE AND MOVE FORWARD, HE STEPPED INTO THE OPENING. EE FELL TO THE FLOOR BELOW.