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EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS ON 7TH FLOOR AT TOP OF66 ELEVATOR. HE GOT TO 4TH STEP FROM THE BOTTOM AND FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM HURTING HIS BACK. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ON 7/13/98 WHEN DR BASSETT DISCOVERED A BAD DISK IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF METAL AND TRIPPED OVER SOME MORE METAL THAT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY DR. ON 3-31-98 AND WAS TOLD TO GO FOR PHYSICAL TH ERAOY AT OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL STARTING 3-31-98.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM ONE SIDE OF CEMENT AIRSLIDE BY PLACING LEFT FOOT ON HANDRAIL TO SUPPORT HIMSELF. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO STEP DOWN SUDDENLY TO WALKWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED 1/27/98.
INJURED WAS CARRYING SUPPLIES UP STEPS BEHIND LAB WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL WITH GLASS CONTAINER. CONTAINER BROKE AND SHARP GLASS CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
HURT RIGHT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON BARGE MPC-255. THE TWO BOTTOM RUNGS WERE MISSING. [EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT OR RESTRICTED DUTY.]
INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF RAW CRANE BUCKET THREADING CABLE INTO BUCKET SOCKET. HE BECAME IVER BALANCED AND FELL APPROX. 10 FEET TO FLOOR CAUSING HIS LEFT ELBOW TO BE DISLOCATED AND HIS L EFT WRIST TO BE FRACTURED.
THE EE WAS LOADING BARGES WHEN HE STEPPED WRONG ON A WET SURFACE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE EE SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN. THE EE DID HIS REGULAR JOB DUTIES FROM THE DATE OF ACCIDENT U P UNTIL 7-2-97, THE DATE OF SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING ON WET FLOOR WHILE TURNING TO WALK DOWN STAIRS THEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSIG HIM TO GRAB AHND RAIL AN DEXTEND HIS LEFT KNEE PLACING HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS STANDING ON A CUT OFF DRUM USING IT AS A STEP. AS HE STEPPED OFF HE LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
MECHANIC LOST FOOTING AS HE ENTERED ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON L480 LOADER AND FELL BACKWARDS. MECHANIC LOST 2 DAYS WORK RECOVERING FROM BRUISES AND SCRATCHES.
EE WAS ON A LADDER REMOVING STEEL PLATE FROM CHUTE. PLATE HIT LADDER AND HE FELL, HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND RIM OF GLASS CUTTING ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING LADDER OF RAILROAD HOPPER CAR. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON DRAWHEAD BAR AND SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND. SEVEN 7 WEEKS LATER EE WAS SEEN BY DR WHO DIAGNOSED HIS PROBLEM AS IRRIT ATION TO BACK AFTER EXAMINTATION ON 9-6-94.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON STRAIRS TO COAL ELEVATOR CAUSING SPRAIN OF LOWER BACK.
INJURED FELL FROM RAMP ON DISCHARGE END OF KILN INTO COOLER THROAT APPROX. 12FT CAUSING LUMBAR STRAIN AND CONTUSION TO FACE AND SCALP.
INJURED WAS WORKING IN COAL UNLOADING AREA WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT ENTERED GRIZZLY OPENING CAUSING THE LEFT SIDE OF KNEE TO BE SNAIRED.
INJURED WAS WALKING FROM SHOWER AREA TO LOCKER AREA WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD & STRIKE THE BACK OF HIS BACK STRUCK AGAINST WALL CAUSING BRUISE TO BACK OF HEAD.
INSURED WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRS TO RAW OVERHEAD CRANE AND STEPPED IN OPENING PROVIDING ACCESS TO MAIN T-RAIL SHOES CAUSING ABRASIONS TO RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON METAL DETETCOR FOR ROLLER MILL FEED BELT. AS HE STEPPED BACK ON WALKWAY HE SLIPPED AND WHEN HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HAND RAIL HE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST RAIL CAUSINS SLI GHT FRACTURE TO END OF LEFT LARGE FINGER.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON TOP OF CEMENT RAIL H OOPPER CAR & STEPPED INTO OPEN 2FTX17FT LOADING HATCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO FLOOR OF HOPPER APPROXIMATELY 13FT BELOW SUSTAINING MULTIPLE BRUISES TO BACK
INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS ROADWAY AND SLIPPED ON MATERIAL. LEFT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON HANDRAIL WHILE REPLACING E33 CONVEYOR BELT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO WALKWAY CAUSING CONTUSION TO BACK, ARMS AND CHEST.
INJURED WAS WALKING BACKWARDS PULLING CABLE FROM HYDRALIFT BOOM. HE TRIPPED ON MACHINERY PARTS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF 55 GAL. OIL DRUM POURING WASTE OIL INTO DRUM WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL ONTO BED OF OIL TRUCK. QUESTIONABLE FRACTURE OF RIGHT 7TH/ RIB AND BRUISED LEFT K NEE.
INJURED AND FELLOW EE WERE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING DRYER COAL MILL BOWL USING LORAINE CRANE. THE BOWL WAS SWINGING AND INJURED CLIMBED LADDER TO UPPER LEVEL SO HE COULD GRASP BAD CABLE HE STEP PED INTO OPENING CREATED WHEN GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM FLOOR FOR REMOVAL OF GRINDING ROLL. HE FELL 5 FT ON TO 12 INCH EXHAUSTER INLET PIPE AND ADDITIONAL 10 1/2 TO FLOOR BELOW CAUSING LA
WALKING ACROSS PLANT YARD SLIPPED ;ON WET AREA STRAIN TO LOWER STOMACH AREA.
INJ ASSISTING REPLACING STONE HAULAGE BELT SKIRTS.SITTING ON IMPACT IDLER GUARD TO PERFORM WORK.WELD BROKE CAUSING FALL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR.LANDIED ON FEET NAND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
INURED WAS WALKING ACROSS FLOR OF FIRST LEVEL OF PREHEATER TOWER. STEPPED ON WET PLACE CAUSING FEET TO SLIP FROM UNDER HIM & STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER & LOWER BACK.
WORKING IN FEED END NO.5 KILN-JUMPED FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACK WHEN HIS FOOTING GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM T O FALL TWO DAYS LATER HE REPORTED FALL & INJURIES
INJURED WAS DESCENDING STEPS LEADING TO PLANT ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP AS HE STEPPED ONTO SHOP FLOOR HIS RT.FOOT TWISTED CAUSING LIGAMENT & MUSCLE STRAIN & FX.TO BONE IN RT.FOOT