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Employee tripped over a pallet, fell to ground and caused a contusion to right arm.
Operator fell down a flight of steps and broke left arm.
Employee fell over a ladder and landed on shoulder and back.
Operator was stepping down from catwalk to another, stepped wrong and twisted knee and fell onto catwalk.
Operator fell over a block of wood while walking backwards, falling down on EE's right elbow.
Employee was pulled sideways while moving a screen and fell on EE's left shoulder.
Employee was walking around truck when left foot broke through the ice. Employee's right foot slipped on the ice and employee fell to the ground breaking lower leg.
Employee was dismounting a ladder when they stepped off the last rung of the ladder and onto a 3"-4" round rock that they didn't see, Resulting in a sprained ankle.
Ladder operator was standing on, was knock over by a falling metal chute, causing operator to fall on top of the chute.
Operator slipped and fell to the ground, breaking a wrist.
Operator's left foot slipped and operator fell to catwalk, causing contusion to left shoulder.
Slipped while carrying tools and supplies, causing small laceration to right knee. Wound became infected a week later. Employee was treated for the infection at that time.
While removing railing section and tossing to ground, railing caught operator clothing and pulled over the side. Operator fell to ground injuring back.
Operator was driving out a steel pin when ee lost balance and fell about 4.5 to the frozen ground. Operator fell on right arm causing a fracture to the humerus bone.
Climbing rear steps of loader to add antifreeze to radiator. Twisted right knee while climbing steps. Operator felt that he only had a minor strain.
Employee tripped while walking around work area and fell on his right side, causing a strain to the knee, and a contusion t his right shoulder and neck.
While stepping down from the last step of the haul truck she was operating, the operator slipped and fell to the ground breaking a bone in her hip.
walking across worksite, slipped on ice and fell onto ground hitting her knee
EE was stepping down off a flatbed trailer, slipped and fell striking his right shin on the metal frame.
Slipped and fell on rock while walking around boulders resulting in a fractured hip.
While carrying an auger flight employee slipped and fell. Apparently the auger smashed his fingers resulting in two breaks.
EE parked truck in designated area, when he exited truck, stepped on uneven ground and rolled his ankle.
When climbing down steps to crusher work platform, slipped off bottom step, fell landed on L-knee, reached out to break fall caught L-small finger.
Employee was attempting to strike the overflow barrel of the cone with a mall to break up ice that had accumulated over the weekend. When he swung the mall backward, his foot slipped, he lost his balance and fell over the handrail to the ground resulting in his injury.
While climbing down ladder of 988 cat loader, employee slipped and grabbed ladder with left arm to hold himself when felt/heard pops.
While climbing down the ladder of the loader employee slipped off a rung. He fell backward striking his back and head.
While getting cord off the ground employee lost his footing in mud and fell, causing his injury (strained back).
While carrying across the quarry employee rolled his ankle.
Two rocks got wedged in the feeder. Employee climbed into the feeder where he slipped and landed on his wrist against rocks.
Slipped and fell on the ice on his way to shut the feeder off.
Employee was ascending the ladder approx. 9ft. The ladder kicked out, employee grabbed the hopper with one hand and swung back into the hopper resulting in his injury.
While putting together and taking apart water pipe for the wash plant employee slipped causing a lower hip strain.
Employees foot slipped while climbing a ladder which resulted in him striking his knee. The initial report was a report only. The medical visit occured on 5/28/04.
EE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS COVERED WITH WATER.
EE WAS MOVING FROM LOADER CATWALK TO FENDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
WHEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER STEPPED OFF AND LANDED ON FROZEN CHUNK TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
THE MINER STEP FROM THE SKIDSTEER TURNED LEFT ANKLE. AFTER IT BEGAN TO SWELL, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE BACKHOE FUELING, EE'S HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF THE TRACK, STRIKING THE BACKHOE BUCKET.
EE WENT TO STEP ONTO RAILCAR AND MISSED T6HE STEP AND FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW.
EE'S FEET SLIPPED OFF LOADER FRAME WHILE CHANGING HYDRAULIC HOSE, CATCHING HIS LT ARM ON THE HYDRAULIC VALVE BRACKET CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS ARM.
WHEN WALKING ACROSS THE QUARRY IN THE DARK, EE STEP IN A DROP-OFF IN QUARRY FLOOR. IT RESULTED IN TWISTING HIS BACK.
WHEN CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF LOADER EE MISSED A RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM, TWISTING HIS BODY. HIS SHOULDER POPPED AND HE COULD NOT RAISE HIS ARM ALL DAY. SOUGHT ME DICAL TREATMENT BUT HAD NO LOSS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE CATWALK OF THE SECONDARY. HEWENT TO STEP ON THE LOWER CATWALK AND HIS FOOT GAVE OUT AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT.
WHILE STANDING ON THE TIRE WASHING THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS TRUCK HE FELL AGAINST THE TRUCK AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER. ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCKS AT THE SCALE TO WEIGH HIS LOAD- HE HAD TO CLIMB DOWN OVERTHE RAIL. HE STEPPED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
AFTER LOADING A BOBCAT ON A SEMI TRAILER, EE UNHOOKED A CHAIN FROM THE BUCKET AND STEPPED BACK-HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE DECK OF TRAILER CAUSING HIS INJURY.
EE SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING OFF THE SKID STEER BUCKET AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. APPARENTLY OIL AND COLD MIX ON BOOTS.
WHILE CARRYING TRASH FROM TOOL TRAILER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEPS AND TWISTED ANKLE, SPRAINED KNEE.
EE WAS ON A LADDER AT THE WASH PLANT WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED DUE TO THE GROUND BEING MOIST, HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED ANKLE AND TAILBONE