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While going down the stairs in Robo 2 the operator lost footing and rolled ankle.
Lab Technician slipped and fell while walking up to/reaching to open the door of the Ambulance Barn. Diagnosed with a fracture to the left wrist.
Employee had descended into a trench (approximately 3 feet deep X 6 feet wide) at the water pond area of the mine and was climbing up the other side when they felt a pop in their right calf muscle. The employee was later diagnosed with a partial tear to the calf muscle.
Employee slipped on a step while performing maintenance on a palletizer. Footing was not secure, access step is narrow, rushing/frustration, some talc on the surface from bag that broke. Sprained knee with possibly more damage - waiting on MRIs - out of work.
Employee slipped on ice exiting a front end loader. The employee reported the event but did not seek medical attention until 11/7/17. The employee has had 2 chiropractic adjustments with no time loss or work restrictions.
Operator was performing pre-use inspection on Telehandler. EE was exiting the cab while holding the steering wheel and door handle bar, lost EE's footing, and caught self with EE's right arm that was still holding on to the steering wheel. When EE did, EE put all EE's weight on EE's right arm/shoulder.
Employee slipped on a flat surface, grabbed loader ladder to break fall, strained right shoulder. No medical treatment sought until 4/21/14, Physical Therapy Prescribed following 4/21/14 medical examination.
Employee was performing weed spraying on a slight grade, felt minor stinging sensation in left knee. Later in the shift while entering a pick-up truck the employee reports a pop in the back of his left knee. The employee worked until he was seen by a physician on 7/26 and diagnosed with a torn ACL. Employee was issued work restrictions and will likely require surgery.
Operator was descending from the bottom rung of an 8'step ladder. As he was stepping from the rung, he turned to begin walking in the intended direction of travel. Upon doing this, he lost balance and stumbled backward. While attempting to catch his balance, his left forearm contacted an angle iron bracket, resulting in a 5 cm by 1 cm laceration.
Walking from loader to travel on concrete, which was wet from the snow, making the film of tail slick. He slipped and fell hurting his left wrist. X-ray's were taken the day of the injury showing a fracture. He will be seeing another Dr for a 2nd opinion and treatment.
The employee slipped on a patch of ice while walking from a loader to the control room and fell on her left side. She experienced some discomfort in her shoulder and arm. The employee was examined by an specialist on June 11th and was removed from duty for further evaluation.
The injured employee was releasing hand brakes and bleeding the air from a string of railcars in preparation to load the next car. The employee was between the house track and side track when he slipped and fell injuring his left arm, elbow, side (torso) and hip.
While descending loader using 3 point contact, facing steps employee tried to place left foot on second rung of four when lost footing and fell to ground four feet. She hit the pavement below on back, left hip and back of head. Employee said was ok and refused medical attention at time of incident. 8/21/2006 she was determined to have sustained a concusion.
Employee slipped and fell on unseen ice in walkay, sticking back of head on concrete. Employee transported to local clinic, laceration to back of head required four sutures.
Contract truck driver entered property to pick up load. Pulled onto truck scale for light weight. Got out of truck, entered scale shack, light weight taken, exited scale shack to reenter truck. Came around front end of truck and slipped on a patch of ice and rolled left ankle. Got in truck and pulled over to loading door. Reported slip to forklift operator.
Employee slipped and fell while decending haul truck access ladder. Striking left elbow on step. On 4/4/05, employee was seen by a physician and returned to work with restrictions - no use of left arm. On 4/8/05, employee was seen by an orthropedic surgeon, diagnosed with left elbow fracture, returned to work with restrictions - no climbing ladders.
Employee was carrying a 4' long bar used to free skirting frozen to conveyor belts. He slipped on icy surface and fell to the ground injuring his right wrist and second finger knuckle.
The employee was emptying trash to a large dumpster outside the plant. The ee slipped on wet ice that had accumulated in front of the dumpster & fell. The fall resulted in one cracked rib. The ee continued to work the current subsequent shifts.
WHILE EXITING THE LOADER CAB, EE SLIPPED AND GRABBED (LEFT HAND) PART OF THE LOADER TO PREVENT HIS FALL. EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HE THEN WENT TO THE LOCAL DOCTOR. WAS SCHEDULED TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 11/30/04: DIAGNOSED WITH STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR 3 WEEKS, 3-TIMES-PER-WEEK, OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.
ON 8/19/04 EE FELL WHILE WORKING INSIDE A SLURRY TANKER CAR (RAILCAR) REMOVING "HEEL", SUSTAINING A LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS, BUT ADVISED PHYSICAL THERAPY. EE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 1/19/05 WHEN HE WAS TREATED BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED SHE SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING OUT OF HER CAR TO PREVENT FROM FALLING. EMPLOYEE IS A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS EXITING EE TRANSPORT VAN AT START OF SHIFT, PUT LEFT FOOT ON GROUND. FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING EE S LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST AS EE FALL TO GROUND. LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT #1 ROLLER MILL, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BOTTOM SHELF OF STORAGE RACK, SECURING THE BOARDS ON THE MIDDLE SHELF. THE SHELF SUPPORT BOARDS THE EE WAS STANDING ON WERE NOT SECURED TO FRAME AND PULLED AWAY FROM FRAME CAUSING THE EE TO FALL APPROX FOUR FT TO GROUND LEVEL. DURING THE FALL THE EE'S RIBS STRUCK A METAL GEAR, THUS CAUSING A FRACTURE TO RIGHT RIBS.
WHILE WALKING A PORTABLE OXYGEN-ACETYLENE TORCH DOWN FOUR STEPS, EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED THE TORCH SET ON THE WALKWAY BELOW STEPS, WHEN IN FACT, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED TORCH SET ON THE BOT TOM STEP. AS THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED HANDS FROM TORCH SET, THE TORCH SET FELL. AS TI FELL THE HANDLE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE EE'S WELDING JACKET, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BE PULLED FORWARD ONTO TORCH SE
EE ENTERED THE EE LUNCHROOM AT THE END OF SHIFT. EE STEPPED ON ANOTHER EE'S UNTIED SHOELACES. WHEN THE OTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO WALK OUT OF THE LUNCHROOM THE LACES SWEPT INJURED EE'S FEET OUT FRO M BENEATH CAUSING INJURED EE TO FALL ONTO BACK. STRAIN TO UPPER NECK MUSCLES AND STRAIN TO CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF THE CERVICLE JOINTS. EE TREATED BY CHIROPRACTOR.
EE WAS CARRYING A WATER COOLER IN HANDS WHEN HI S LEFT FOOT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF CONCRETE BARRIER. AS A RESULT THE EE STUMBLED FORWARD AND FALL TO GROUND. METAL EDGE OF WATER COOLER CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND WHEN HAND AND COOLER MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND DURING FALL.
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENCE ON A CONVEYORTHEN CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A METAL SUPPORT BEAM EE SUSTAINED A SMALL SUTRABLE LACERATION TO HEAD