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The injured employee was preparing to mount the cab of a flatbed truck. When EE placed EE's foot and tried to hoist self up, EE's leg twisted, which caused EE to fall. EE sustained a knee injury and was diagnosed with a sprain. Lost time as of 5/18/2021.
The employee was stepping up onto a platform and lost balance. When employee's leg came back down to stabilize self, employee was cut by a stray piece of metal. Lost time as of 8/2.
The employee was walking to the port-a-john when plastic (trash) wrapped around their leg and tripped them. They hit the gravel causing cuts to their hand and forehead. No lost time, but sought treatment on 5-20-19.
The employee had just gotten finished changing screens on the JCI screen. As ee was rushing to get back to the MCC to get the plant started back up, ee missed the second from the top step and fell approximately 10' to the ground, landing on left foot. The employee complained of pain in ankle. No fracture or deformity observed. Became a loss work injury on 4/19/2018.
The employee was performing a workplace exam at the wash plant. When the employee stepped up and walked on a concrete platform for a piece of equipment, employee's foot slid out and employee almost did the splits. Did not become a lost time accident until 4/12/2018.
The miner was walking from EE's welding truck to the parts room when EE's foot slid in mud on concrete. When EE's foot slid, EE's knee twisted. The miner continued to work until 7/24/2017, when EE was sent to the doctor. EE received PT and medication. Injury became reportable on 7/24/2017.
Employee was walking in the wash plant tunnel. Per the employee, wasn't watching where was going and tripped on a small pile of dirt. Employee has a back injury. Lost time accident as of 8/28/2016.
The employee was walking down the wash plant screen stairs when he slipped and went to catch himself and hurt his hand. Employee was sent to Fast Med, was released back to work on 8/1/2012 he experienced sharp pain and numbness and sent him back to Fast Med.
EE was assigned to repair a rip in a 225' conveyor. After lockout and tagout of conveyor he was attempting to climb ladder to conveyor when ladder tilted. The ladder tilted due to unstable conditions. EE fell and cut his shin on leg. He received 6 sutures and released for light duty. EE should have stabilized the ladder.
Changing middle deck screen on JCI 7x20 screen. Moved outside the rail protected catwalk and stood on screen I-Beam frame to throw screen to ground. Was not wearing fall protection harness. When threw the screen, the screen caught his hand or glove and pulled him to the ground 8 feet below, causing two fractured wrists and fractured ankle and a bloody nose.
Operator fell off of the west end of feeder to the uneven ground.