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While cleaning slurry from and empty thickener tank, the employee's footing was compromised. The employee fell, twisting his right knee. Soreness and mobility issues were present in the right knee immediately.
While performing a routine pre-operational inspection, the operator slipped in the mud near the designated park ditch. The mud and water had pooled in the area from the previous rain. The operator hurt foot and right hip.
As an employee was digging out a counter weight for a feed belt he got stuck in the mud. When other employees tried pulling him out he twisted his right knee.
Employee was dizzy due to a migraine and slipped and fell, injuring their back, as they came down a short landing.
Step off of ladder from the 16H motor grader and rolled left ankle sideways.
Shoveling to move wet concentrate the operators foot was stuck in the concentrate and he fell in such a way that caused his hip to pop.
Mill operator twisted his right ankle while cleaning out ball mill feed splitter box.
Mine Welder was climbing down from work platform, lost his footing, slipped and hit his lower lip on a mud flap mount. He received stitches and then returned to work.
Heavy equipment operator was dismounting CAT D10T,went to grab 2nd grip, foot slipped and he received a muscle strain to his left bicep. Surgery was required on April 30.
Mine Mechanic was walking between pallets, got his pant leg caught on a pallet, tripped and fell, causing a sprain in his shoulder. Employee worked two days and then called off because of the pain.
Employee was walking to mine office and slipped on rock, falling to the ground.Employee fractured right distal fibula.
Employee was climbing on to dozer, missed the grab iron, falling off the dozer and fracturing 2 ribs.
Employee was carrying a bucket using both hands down a stairway. Employee miss stepped, lost footing and fell to the floor, hitting head on the concrete floor.
Employee tripped and fell, as he was falling he grabbed the side of the trailer and cut his palm on a self tapping screw. Employee received 11 stitches.
Employee was in crusher changing wear plates when the plate bounced off the apron feeder, hit the ladder and knocked the employee to the ground.
The employee was stepping down off of a trailer, he slipped and scraped his left shin, which later became slightly infected.
Employee was pulling grease hose to grease haul trucks, slipped, fell on her knees and strained her back.
EE was dismounting a 100 ton haul truck & slipped off the steps. Left leg was caught in the hand rail resulting in ankle sprain. DCN: 220082390028-employer was informed by a fax that a reinjury of an old injury had occurred. She may not return to work pending MRI. Employer unaware of specifics. E-doc #654076 for initial injury report.
Hole in bottom of surge tank was identified at begining of shift with a JSA as a hazard and was to be covered. Employee did not cover hole and later as he was reaching for a tag line that was connected to a pipe, he stepped into the hole that was supposed to be covered, and dislocated his right shoulder.
Employee was climbing ladder. As he leaned to the left his weight caused the ladder to tip. As the ladder tipped over, employee hit his elbow on the ladder as he and the ladder fell to the ground.
Employee was cleaning front area of electrical warehouse using the forklift. He dismounted forklift, slipped and fell using his hand to catch himself - breaking his thumb on left hand. Area was muddy due to 8" of snow that fell on 3/16/08.
Rolled left ankle in a hole.
Employee had parked the Cat 992C loader at the ready line parking ditch. He was decending the ladder to the ground. As he stepped down to the ground he stepped on a baseball sized rock and twisted his left foot.
EE WAS PULLING CAKE BIN OUT FROM FILTER PRESS & SLIPPED ON ORGANIC. FELT PULL IN PUBIC AREA.
THE CRUDE PUMP WAS LEAKING AT THE SC PLANT AT THE QUICK CONNECTS. WHILE FIXING THE LEAK THE EE TRIED TO PULL OUT THE MALE END FROM THE PUMP. THE EE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD, WHEN HE TURNED TO G ET A BETTER GRIP, HE FELL FROM THE PLATFORM. HE WAS STANIDNG ON A BOARD BECAUSE THERE WAS CRUD ON THE GROUND.
EE WAS FILLING THE COFFIN WITH WAER AT THE SX. HE NEEDED TO CHECK THE LEVEL SO HE TOOK A SHORT-CUT BY STANDING ON THE LOADED ORGANIE PIPE INTEAD OF THE STEPS DESIGNED FOR VIEWING PUTPOSES. HE SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE BECAUSE HE ORGANIC. SOLUTION HIS SHOES. HE FELL STRIKING HIS CHEST ON A 1 1/2" VALVE AND JAMMED HIS TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK HIS FALL ON THE CEMENT. BROKEHIS
EE WAS GOING TO PUMP "ELECTOLYTE CRUD" & AS HE WALKED TOWARD THE SETTLER HE TRIPPED & GRABBED THE WAND CAUSING IT TO COME UP OUT OF THE SETTLER & SPLASHED HIM IN THE FACE WITH ELECTROLYTE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE SOLUTION RAN DOWN UNDER THEM. EE FLUSHED HIS EYES & WAS TAKEN TO ER FOR IRRIGATION. AFTER REFERRAL TO OPTHOMOLIGIST EE WAS GIVEN 1 DAY NO WORK & PRES EYE DRO