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EE squatting down to put a bolt and not in a belt skirt and EE's left foot slid causing EE to injure EE's left knee
EE was walking down the stairs from the K3/K4 burner floor towards the K4 coal mill while carrying samples. EE stepped down from the last step in the stairs, rolled EE's ankle and fell to the ground.
IE clocked out went to EE's car and changed out of work boots and put on slides, went to the back of EE's car, stepped off asphalt into muddy area and fell. Broke 2 bones in EE's ankle.
The employee was cleaning the roof on the top lime silo with a pressure washer. After EE finished part of it, EE went downstairs between the 5th and 4th floor and slipped on a step. EE was holding onto the handrail with right hand.
EE stepping down off a ladder and missed a rung causing EE to strain shoulder.
Employee was walking between rows of drilled pattern on a 21 degree slope (approximate) when EE stepped on a loose stone with EE's right foot causing EE to fall to the ground resulting in a right ankle sprain and right knee contusion.
The employee was climbing a ladder. Right foot slipped on the fifth rung of the ladder. Employee did have three points of contact and was not holding anything while climbing. Employee fell and sprained right knee.
EE had to clear the chute at the head section of BC 463 it was clogged with wet coal and coke. After clearing the chute, EE was coming down the ladder and stepped off the last rung onto the small concrete. On EE's next step EE missed the concrete landing and fell 13" to the concrete level below and hit left shoulder. It was raining very hard at the time of the accident.
Employee was walking toward equipment. Stepped on an object, possible rock, fell to the ground twisting left ankle.
Employee was pulling bungee strap on Dump Trailer. The bungee cord broke and ee fell and hurt left wrist.
EE was sitting down in a chair and the chair broke causing EE to fall to the floor hurting their back.
EE tripped over a broken pallet while doing inventory and hurt EE's hip. Went to doctor and was told to take it easy, no restriction. 7/6/17 EE said hip still was hurting and went back to doctor and is scheduled to have physical therapy.
Employee exited the south doorway from the quarry maintenance shop and twisted his ankle while stepping from the door's threshold concrete pad to the ground.
Driller climbed into a drill to ask a co-worker a question. When the driller stepped down to exit the drill, he twisted his left ankle.
EE was throwing the flap at the top of the west elevator and his feet slipped on the wet Lime, plus it was raining. When his feet slipped he fell and hit his forehead on the edge of the chute. Resulted in a 2 inch cut that required "Liquid sutures"(glue).
Employee was going to close the passenger side door of the Vac Truck and slipped, straining his knee.
Employee says he slipped off back of fuel truck and landed on his feet wrong, jarring his back.
While preparing to walking away from a completed task, the employee turned and injured his knee.
Employee allegedly injured himself on 7/2/2012 and did not report the injury until 7/4/2012. The employee reported that he slipped while descending a incline after completing an environmental inspection at the south retention pond and injured his ankle.
Truck driver for Evergreen Transportation, Contractor #XZV, slipped while stepping down from his truck and injured his right knee.
Employee was troubleshooting an issue at the tail pulley of the BC-3104 conveyor belt. While removing a back plate on the feed chute, employee twisted his right ankle.
While climbing a flight of stairs, the employee stumbled and hurt him left foot. It was determined that the employee had a hair line fracture at his first metatarsal.
Driver was on top of his trailer at the fall protection station when the truck started moving forward. When the cable reached its limit it pulled him off the trailer. Driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. The driver was only bruised and sore. Driver stated he forgot to set the parking brake before exiting the truck and failed to use wheel chocks.
was walking through building. was wet lime on the floor. His left leg slid forward causing pain in the knee. regained footing and assessed that it hurt but he was fine and finished shift. Continued to work full capacity until 12/15/2011.he originally thought he could possibly have gout. been waiting on a diagnosis (which I received today 1/12/2012) that said injury was due to slip.
Employee was stepping down from the operator platform of a boom truck and twisted his ankle.
The employee was walking up the # 3 surge conveyor catwalk and stepped on a loose section of floor grating. The grating slide from its supports and fell, causing the employee to fall to the ground.
Employee was moving rail-cars in the rail yard. Employee was crossing the rail track and slipped, hurting his upper thigh.
EE was cleaning lime from the floor. He slipped on the wet lime that was due to water leaking from roof. While slipping, he grabbed the guardrail to keep from falling down and hurt his shoulder in the process. Shoulder started to swell/hurt cold compresses and visit to doctor EE now needs shoulder surgery.
Employee was entering skid steer when footing slipped, causing him to fall to ground striking right shoulder against ground, resulting in dislocating right shoulder.
Employee was arranging the spreader cables on the back of the flatbed work truck when he lost his balance and fell from the truck to the ground. He says he is unsure what caused him to lose balance. Accident was not reportable at the time however 2/22/2011 it became reportable. The accident did not involve cfr 50.20-6 (i) (ii) (iii) or (iv).
While walking down stairs to basement, employee says his back gave out and he fell on stairs.
Miner was changing a drill bit on a DX 800 track-mounted slope drill. While walking back to the pickup truck with the old bit, a loose rock slipped from under his left foot causing him to twist his left ankle. Miner report the injury and told his supervisor that he was OK. On 10/11/2010 miner informed me that he needed to go to the doctor.
Employee jammed left knee when he stumbled, descending metal stairs.
Driller stepped out of the back of pickup truck and slipped on the bumper of the truck. He cut his elbow on the rocks on the ground.
While walking backwards repositioning some material, employee tripped and fell striking his right elbow, resulting in a laceration.
Stepped down on to an uneven step and strained ankle.
While attempting to unplug a chute feeding a coal mill, the platform on which he was standing, tilted, causing the employee to fall about four feet, to his knees.
Employee slipped on 1/9/2010, employee refused medical treatment at the time.On 1/14/2010 the employee reported pain in rib cage and was sent to the doctor. Employee was found to have a cracked rib and was given a prescription and returned to work after the examination.
Ice on ground, due to several days with below freezing temperatures, slipped, contusion to right back.
Employee was mucking out the settling ponds at the mill using a longreach trackhoe. He caught a ride back to the quarry garage on a waste truck. When he exited the waste truck, he slipped on the steps, lost his hand hold and fell to the ground on his rear. The fall was from the top step approximately three feet from ground level.
Slipped while climbing a scaffold, strain to right shoulder.
Walking down stairs to the K3/K4 cooler basement to work on the east lime elevator and tripped on the last step. Employee tried to catch himself with his right arm and separated his right shoulder AC joint.
Employee was working on the loadout chute of bin 25 when the shoot opened up causing lime to come out. He turned to walk down the steps but could not see and missed approximately five steps and fell.
Employee was pulling a chain wrench, which slipped, causing him to fall on his back. He went to the doctor on 8/6/08 and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was climbing down from the D8 dozer and slipped on the step hitting his knee on the tracks of the dozer. Employee developed cellulitis in the knee.
Employee was walking down the ramp, going to kiln 2 cooler area, when he slipped. He put his hand out to catch himself and landed on his fingers, spraining the middle finger on his right hand.
Employee was climbing off of a 980 loader and twisted his left ankle.
Employee was climbing into the motor grader when the step broke and he fell onto his back on the ground.
While walking down ramp to the pump, employee slipped on rocks and tumbled down hill. He put his hand out to catch his fall and sprained it.
Employee fell from elevated platform injured shoulder and ribs. Was not wearing mandatory fall protection