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WHILE CLIMBING LADDER OUT OF HATCH, EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE GAVE OUT AND HE FELT IT POP. WHEN WEIGHT WAS APPLIED ON FOOT, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN UP HIS BACK.
DOING EQUIPMENT REPAIR EE STEPPED ON FENDER. THE FENDER SLID FORWARD EE WAS HOLDING ON TO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN LEFT SHOULDER POPPED.
WALKING DOWN STAIRS, GRABBED STAIR RAILS & SHOULDER POPPED OUT. HAS A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
FELL OFF 240 TON HAUL TRUCK'S DECK, TWISTED ANKLE.
THE OVERFLOW TRASH SCREEN DOOR HANDLE STUCK UNDER GRATING LEAVING AN OPEN HOLE IN WALKWAY. TRIED TO SHUT DOOR BEFORE CLEANING SCREENS, UNABLE TO. FELL INTO HOLE TWISTING ARM AND BACK WHILE TRYING TO SUPPORT SCREEN.
DOING MAINTENENCE WORK ON ELECTRICAL BATTERYS, STEPPED OFF STAIRWELL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE - LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS WALKING IN WALKWAY IN TRUCK SHOP. AS HE WALKED BEHIND WATER TRUCK, ANOTHER EE STARTED WATER TRUCK UP. THE PUMP AND SPRAY WERE ON, THE WATER HIT EE. BETWEEN THE WATER PRESSURE AND THE WE T FLOOR, HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON JOBSITE AND STEPPED ON SOMETHING OR OVER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
WALKING ON BLASTED MATERIAL FLAGGING ORE ZONE STEPPED IN CRACK THAT WAS COVERED. TWIST RIGHT KNEE AND HIP SCRAPED LOWER LEG.
COMING DOWN LOADER LADDER, EE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE AND THEN HEARD A LOUD POP.
CLIMBING OFF OF SHOVEL, SLIPPED ON WET STEPS TWISTING RIGHT SHOULDER. AS OF 3-29-99 HE BECAME A LOST TIME DUE TO HAVING HIS SHOULDER OPERATED ON FOR A TORN ROTATOR CUFF.
CLIMBING OFF RTD AND MISSED ONE STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND ON BACK.
SLIPPED AS COMING DOWN STAIRS OF SHOVEL. WEARINGRUBBER OF SHOES AND STEPS WERE SNOW COVERED. AS FEET SLIPPED RIGHT HAND JAMMED INTO HAND RAIL BROKE RIGHT HAND.
SURVEYOR STEPPED TO THE SIDE INTO CRACK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. THE CRACK WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND WAS UNSEEN. REPORTABLE ONLY AS OF 5-20-98 DUE TO SURGERY ON INJURED KNEE.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON A 250 HAUL PAK, MISSED HANDRAIL & FELL APPROX 8' TO THE GROUND, HURTING BACK.
CLIMBING FROM ENGINE AREA OF 240 TON HAUL PAK. DUE TO WET CONDITIONS HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE ENGINE FRAME LANDING ON HIS BACK HE FELL APPROX. 19' 7" TO THE GROUND. HE FRACTURED THREE VERTEBRAE.
TURNING VALVES ON HAUL TRUCK, CLIMBED LADDER TO TURN ON VALVES, MISSED STEP ON FRAME OF TRUCK AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF TRUCK. CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK.
WALKING FROM ON AREA OF THE MILL TO ANOTHER AREA. SLIPPED ON SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE MUD. HIT HEAD AND BACK. STRAIN TO HEAD AND BACK.
TRYING TO CEMENT LARGE ROCK OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT IN RECLAIM TUNNEL. SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS FROM CONVEYOR PLATFARM, TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT HAND. BROKE RIGHT WRIST.
TRAINING ON GRADER. REACHED FOR HANDRAIL, MISSED, LOSTFOOTING, FELL APPROX. 3' TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
WALKING FROM ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO ANOTHER STEPPED IN GREASE LAYING ON GROUND, SLIPPED & FELL TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
WALKING TOWARD SERVICE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A RISE ON THE GROUND, LOCKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INSPECTING DAMAGE TO BALL MILL. DID NOT SET UP ADEQUATE LIGHTING, SLIPPED DURING EXIT AND FELL DAMAGING L KNEE.
FILLING TRACKHOE WITH FUEL, TURNED TO DISMOUNT AND FELL APPROX. 3 FT DAMAGE TO L KNEE AND THIGH.