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MINER WAS RUNNING WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
INDIVIDUAL STEPPED OFF A STAIRWAY AND HIS RIGHT FOOT ROLLED OVER TWISTING THE ANKLE.
TWISTED TIGHT KNEE WHILE WORKING ON K-1 CLINKER DRAG.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE SERVICE CRANE FROM AN UNAUTHERIZED POINT. CLIMBED OVER A PLATFORM GUARD RAIL AND WAS "COONING" METAL BEAMS WHEN HE FELL APPROX 20 FEET PRIOR TO SECURING HIMSELF WITH SAFETY HARNESS. RECEIVED 3 STITCHES IN TOP RIGHT SCALP AREA, STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE, BILATERAL KNEE PAIN, POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE, LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN, AND CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS.
INDIVIDUAL HAD DECENDED FROM A RAIL CAR AFTER SAMPLING. WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE PAVEMENT,HE TWISTED AWAY FROM THE RAILCAR AND FELT HIS BACK SNAP.
OVERHEATED WHILE WORKING AT COAL SYSTEM, FELT FAINT AND FELL OVER STRIKING HIS HEAD, CUTTING HISFOREHEAD & CHIN.
EMP WAS GOING TO THE OVERHEAD CRANE. WALKED OVERGRIZZLIES, WHERE GYP IS FILTERED THROUGH TO BIN,FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN GRIZZLY AND SCRAPED RIGHT SHIN.
RAIN WATER MIXED WITH CEMENT DUST WAS ON FLOOR WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING. HE TURNED AND SLIPPED FALLING ON HIS RIGHT WRIST..
EE HAD PARKED HIS WABCO TRUCK & APPROACHED THE FUEL OIL TANK TO FILL HIS TANKS. HE STEPPED ON SOME ROCKS & HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE & LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS REMOVING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS FROM OLD NO. 5 KILN D/C. HE STEPPED OUT OF A COMPARTMENT, TRIPPING, & FALLING DOWN ON THE CATWALK, TWISITING HIS ANKLE & RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN TRAINING ON SWITCHMAN/BULK LOADER. HE RECEIVED QUALIFICATIONS ON THE FIRST DAYAND WAS WORKING WITHOUT SUPERVISION. ON THE SIXTH HOUR OF HIS SECOND DAY, HE STEPPED OFF THE LOC OMOTIVE ONTO THE BALLAST ALONG THE TRACKS AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
SLIPPED IN WET DUST WHILE WORKING AT 2 & 3 KILN DUST BIN. PULLED HAMSTRING IN LEFT THIHG. DR PUT HIM ON CRUTCHES FOR 2 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER IN AN ELECTRIC ROOM BELOW GROUND LEVEL. ENTRANCEWAY WAS THROUGH A MANHOLE VIA A LADDER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ROTATING THE WORK WITH HIM. EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN TO RELIEVE OTHER AND OTHER STARTED UP THE LADDER. HE LOOKED DOWN & SAW INJURED ON THE GROUND (IN A SEIZURE STATE). INJURED STRUCK HEAD WHILE FALLING, REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS DECENDING THE STEPS OFF THE PROCH OF NO. 6 & 7 FINISH MILLS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON CLINKER AND MADE A MISSTEP. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIW LOWER BACK.