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Employee was coming down a ladder from a bin and was still tied off with a harness and lanyard. He slipped on the step and fell. His arm was over the top of the lanyard when he fell. He was cut by the lanyard under his right arm, which required stitches.
Injured employee was pulling on a piece of angle iron to straigten it out. The angle iron broke at the weld causing him to fall on his ankle. Will require surgery.
Employee reported a sprained ankle on 10/12/06. He has been able to continue working with no restrictions. Was recently reexamined and it was determined that he would require surgery. His surgery was 5/16/07. He stepped out of his truck and turned his ankle.
Employee was using a garden hose to water down the area around the scales to keep the dust down. She stepped down a slight incline and slipped. She fractured her ankle when she slipped.
Employee was performing repairs on a stockpile truck. As he went to his maintenance truck to get some tools, he slipped on ice and fell on his back. The employee experienced a strained back as a result of the fall.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK. HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS KNEE POPPED OUT A YEAR AGO BUT HE GOT IT BACK IN PLACE HIMSELF. HE SAYS IT HAPPENED AT WORK BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. HE H AD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE 8-22. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL THE DAY OF SURGERY.