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EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PALLET TO REMOVE ROPE THAT WAS HOLDING AC UNIT ON PALLET. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK OFF OF PALLET, HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT HUNG ON THE EDGE OF TOP BOARD AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS ON WALL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL.
#44 GYP FEEDER WAS PLUGGED AND COULD NOT UNPLUG FROM BELOW. EE WENT ON TOP WHERE FLOOR WAS SLIPPERY AND LIGHT WAS LOW. HE WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE CHUTE WAS AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON PLUGGED MATERIAL , HIS WEIGHT CAUSED MATERIAL TO FLOW AND LEFT LEG WENT DOWN CHUTE AND RIGHT LEG REMAINED ON TOP.
EE TRIPPED ON PIECE OF METAL ON FLLOR OF BUILDING. FELL AGAINST BRUILDING LANDINGS ON RIGHT WRIST. WENT TO E.R. WHERE SPLINT WAS APPLIED.
THE EE WAS WALKING TO MAINTENANCE SHOP. WALKWAY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. EE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING 13 HR SHIFT DURING KILN OUTAGE. EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON BURNER FLOOR & PULLED A MUSCLE BEHIND RIGHT KNEE
WET, RAINY WEATHER MAKE STEP SLIPPERY AND MUDDY, STEPPING POINTS SMALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS QUARRY FLOOR & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. HE FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE
MECHANIC SLIPPED OFF DOZER TRACK AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON DOZER PUSH ARM.
WHILE DESCENDING FROM DOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND, FRACTURING HEAD OF FIBULA IN LEFT LEG.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF LOADER, STEPPED IN A TRENCH AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
DURING THE PLANT OUTAGE, EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTINGTO SCOTCH THE RAW MILL WITH A 4" X 4" X 5' ANGLEAND HE SLIPPED ON GRINDING BALLS, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING. WHEN HE FELL, THE ANGLE STRUCK HIM, PINCHING HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING BACKWARDS OFF THE GRADER. THE STEPS BENT UNDER THE EQUIPMENT. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE STEP AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THEGROUND ON HIS BACK AND RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS WORKING ON #2 PIER OF #2 KILN INSTALLING TOE BOARDS EE STEPPED OFF MAIN WALKWAY TO THE PIER LEVEL APPROX 6-8" DROP & SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ACCESS LADDER ON STACKER- RECLAIMER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM RUNG DUETO OIL BEING ON RUNG. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 2', LANDING ON LEFT HEEL RESULTING IN FRACTURE.
EE WAS CHECKING TRUNIONS ON #1 KILN PIER NW ROLL, SLIPPED ON PIER WENT TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND STRUCK GUARD WITH LEFT HAND. WOUND CLOSED WITH 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM 491 ELEVATORPLATFROM TO 492 CONVEYER SCREW. EMPLOYEE LOST GRIP AND FELL APPROX 3 FT TO WALKWAY, RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK AREA AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT HAND. INCIDENT OCCURRED 4-25-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRILL STEEL & SLIPPED ON STEPS; JARRED LOWER BACK, RIGHT LEG & HEEL OF RIGHT FOOT. THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PELLETED BULK TANK TO SEE IF IT WAS FULL, HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE FALLING INTO THE GUARD FOR THE CONVEYER BELT CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION.
EE WAS WORKING ON RAW MILL. WHEN HE WENT TO STEP ON SCAFFOLDING, HE SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER CEMENT LINE IN THE #4 RDW AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AS HE LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER OBJECT ON TOP OF SILOS AND EXPERIENCED A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 03-13-2000, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS CLEANING BURNER FLOOR WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STEEL PLATE COVERING A DUCT HOLE CATCHING HIS RT FOOT THAT WENT THROUGH THE HOLE AND BROKE HISLEFT FOOT IN 2 PLACES.
WALKING ACROSS YARD BETWEEN MAINTENANCE SHOP AND BURNER BLDG. (CONTROL ROOM). THERE WAS SNOW-ICE & SOME MUDDE AREAS IN YARD, SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK.
WHILE EE WAS WALKING FROM STOREROOM TO TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN CONCRETE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON COVERED ICE AND BROKE RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS DESCENDING STEPS IN HOMO SILOS. BOTTOM STEP CONSISTED OF BAR GRATING, WHICH WAS NOT CENTERED PROPERY AND WAS COVERED WITH DUST. EE TWISTED RIGHT FOOT ON GRATING RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAI N.
PUTTING COAL IN COAL HOPPER FELL ON COAL GRATE WHILE KICKING LUMP OF COAL OUT OF THE WAY. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR SAME DAY.
PLATFORM AND LADDER FROM PLATFORM WERE VERY FROST COVERED.
TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND SPRAINED ANKLE.