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Employee was filling water tank on piece of mining equipment. When getting off of the tractor that was hauling the water tank, employee slipped and fell to the ground.
Employee was changing bits on undercutter. While changing the bits, employee tripped on a piece of rock, causing EE to fall against the undercutter bar. When falling against the cutter bar, employee bruised EE's left hand.
Employee was hand scaling the mine roof when EE stepped into a hole in the mine floor. Employee sprained right knee.
Employee was installing frame of air door from a man basket attached to a telehandler. The basket came off of the forks of the telehandler. When to employee jumped down, EE bruised EE's left heel and left hip.
Employee was stepping on a ladder to place a hooking strap to remove stored mafia blocks, the ladder slipped causing the employee to lose footing. Employee fell forward striking the mafia block, causing an abrasion on left elbow and also a sore midsection.
Employee was stepping out of the cab of a machine scaler. Employee slipped and hit shoulder and back on the tracks of the unit and then the mine floor. Employee did not start losing time from work until Monday, April 3, 2023.
Employee was exiting a Company Polaris Ranger. When exiting, employee twisted EE's back, causing a strain/sprain to lower back. Employee began losing time from work on 1/4/2022.
Employee was filling oil in KB-09. Employee fell off of the maintenance truck while getting more oil, striking knees and left arm. Employee began losing time from work on July 2, 2021.
Employee was walking and tripped over a cable bolt that was left on the ground. Employee fell to ground and fractured employee's right collar bone.
Employee was departing Front-End Loader on South side of Retsof Salt Storage Building. He felt dizzy when traveling down ladder of loader and fell approximately 6 feet. When striking the ground, employee fractured left arm.
Employee was exiting a forklift when his left knee buckled.
Employee was walking to an under cutter to perform maintenance work. Employee tripped over a chunk of salt and fell, spraining right knee. Employee lost time from work.
Employee was repairing loader lost footing when getting off the loader a fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. Right knee, right elbow, lower back, left shoulder and left calf were body parts injured.
Employee was hand scaling. He slipped and fell backwards. Put his arm out to catch himself and strained right shoulder. Did not lose any time from work until April 15, 2014.
Employee stepped off of deck of tractor he was operating and slipped, twisting his left foot and ankle, causing sprain/strain. Employee did not start missing time from work until April 2, 2012.
Employee was oiling chains on booms of Fletcher Drill Number 7. While stepping down off of drill employee tripped on bed hose causing him to fall against frame of drill, striking left shoulder and elbow. Possible Rotator Cuff tear in shoulder.
Employee was dismounting LHD Number 11 when he slipped because of a dusty hand rail and steps. Employee struck head and back when he slipped. Employee refused medical treatment at first. After, he decided to go to the doctor because of the bruises. Doctor placed employee off work on June 11, 2012.
Employee tripped over bolts that were mounted in the ground that held the tugger for the skip replacement job. Employee wrenched his neck and shoulder.
Employee was standing on the bed of the drill repairing a feed chain when he lost his balance and fell onto the axle of the front tire, injuring his left rib cage area.
Employee was servicing Roof Scaler Number 4 in 2 Yard Sout Service Area. He stepped off of platform and fell on his side, bruising his rib cage. Employee lost two (2) days of work.
Employee was in the process of pulling out the belly pan from underneath a LHD. Had a rope tied to the belly pan to pull out from underneath machine, in doing so rope slipped off of belly pan and Employee slipped and fell onto his right hip, injuring it. Employee began to miss time from work on May 10, 2010.
While walking in the Main Heading while running a shot line, employee tripped on an undercut and fell on to his knee.
Employee slipped on top of railcars and fell between cars. Fall limiter fall protection stopped him from falling to the ground. Employee banged his ankle and shoulder.
Employee was walking in front of tractor in 3 Yard East. He slipped on an undercut and fell to the ground, striking his back on his self rescuer. Employee was given light duty.
Leaving work, employee slipped on black ice in parking lot. Fell to the ground and fractured two ribs.
Employee slipped on a pile of salt while walking and strained back.
Employee stepped onto running board of pickup truck and slipped. Twisted his right knee, causing a sprain. Employee missed three (3) days of work.
Employee slipped off of catwalk of scaling machine straining back. Employee was given light duty.
Employee tripped and fell while moving undercutter cable out of the roadway, tripped over cable.
Employee stepped out of the cab of the ANFO Truck. Not knowing there was a drop off, he lost his footing and fell forward. EE said his back started hurting later in the shift.
Employee was servicing Number 1 Drill. When he stepped off of the drill he slipped, fell to ground and hurt his left knee. Was given three days of light duty.
The employee stepped off of a cut in the floor at the face of the mine (approximately 6"), slipped and sprained his back.
The employee was moving the trailing cable on a 15RU Joy Undercutter. During the procedure, the employee slipped. He caught himself and doing so he hurt his neck.
Employee was drilling in 3 Yard East, 9LXC, with Fletcher #3 twin boom face drill. After drilling a test hole in the roof, the employee went up to check the depth of the drill hole. He slipped and caught hold of the drill steel to stop his fall. He felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE SURFACE SHOP & TRIPPED OVER THE FORKS OF A CATERPILLAR SKIDSTEER. THE FORKS WERE ON THE GROUND. HE FELL TO THE GROUND & BROKE A BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE SIDE OF THE WIRE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE SALT SMASHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SCALING FROM A MUCK PILE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT WITH TRUCKDRIVER TO LOAD TRUCK, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE, LEG BUCKLED UNDER BODY, HEARD AND FELT POPPING SENSATIONS IN LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE. ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.