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EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS OF SERVICE RIG. WHEN HE TURNED AT THE BOTTOM TO STEP ON CABLE STEP AT BOTTOM, HIS (L) FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN (L) KNEE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.
EE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT CHUTES/WELDING PATCH, SLIPPED ON SOME ROCK IN AREA, STRIKING KNEE ON ROCK AFTER SLIPPING DOWN.
CONTRACTOR EE WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN DECIDED TO GO TO BREAK, STEPPED ON GRATING FALLING THROUGH. GRATING WAS LOCATED ON PLATFORM WHICH WAS BARRICADED OFF AT BOTTOM OF LADDER TO RESTRICT ENTRY. EE CLIMBED OVER RAIL TO PLATFORM.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER WHEN CONTACTED THE GROUND, LEFT FOOT WAS ON A PIECE OF ROCK LOCATED AT THE BOTTEM OF STEP, RESULTINGIN RESTRICTED DUTY DUE TO WEIGHT BEARING ON ANKL E.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING LIME DUST IN PRODUCT AREA,HE SLIPPED IN OIL THAT WAS COVERED WITH LIME DUST.
EE WAS WORKING ON POWDER RIG. STEPPED AROUND THE CORER OF TIRE ON EQUIPMENT, SLIPPED ON AN OIL SPILL WHICH WAS BY THE TIRE. TIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN (RESTRICTED DUTY).
EE WAS THROUGH SHOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SCRAPING BLADE ON SHOP'S TRACTOR. HE FELL FORWARD, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST, SHOULDER AREA AND BA CK. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND DOCTORE ON 5-30-02.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP INTO JUMBO DRILL, SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP, REPORTED TWISTING BACK ON 1/8/02. DR. CARE ON 2-21-02. DR. PLACED EE OFF WORK TO COMPLETE THERAPY REHABILITATION.LOST TIME BEGAN ON 4-11-02.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT, STEPPED DOWN FROM SERVICE PLATFORM ONTO UNLEVEL SURFACE TWISTING ANKLE.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE #2 SCRUBBER CLEANING IT OUT. HE WAS STANDING ON LOOSE MATERIAL & WHEN ITWAS CLEANED UP WITH BOBCAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK ON THE OUTSIDE THE MATERIAL GAVE WAY & EE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE TANK. HE SAID HE WAS FINE & DID NOT NEED MED ATTENTION WE TOOKHIM TO HOSP ANYWAY TO BE CHECKED OUT HE WAS FINEON 4/26/02 HE HAD SURGERY ON THE ELBOW
STRAIN OR INJURY BY NOT WATCHING FOOTING.
EE WALKING DOWN STEPS, REACHING FLOOR LEVEL HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
THE HAND GRAB ON THE FRONT OF 06-018 HAUL TRUCK GAVE WAY CAUSING EE TO STRIKE GROUND WITH LOWER RIGHT ARM AND HAND.
STEPPING ACROSS FROM THE HOOD TO THE CATWALK BEHIND THE CAB, EE MISSED THE CATWALK AND ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE. ANKLE HAD SOME SWELLING.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS OF TUG BOAT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM SCALER WHICH HE WAS REPAIRING, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT ON SMALL ROCK ON MINE FLOOR.
WHILE MOVING PLATFORM BEAM HE LOST HIS FOOTING &SLIPPED & FELL.
EE WAS WORKING ON INJECTION SYSTEM PIPE, EE TRIPPED OVER CHAIN WHICH WAS HOOKED TO PIPE. RESULTING IN FALL ON RIGHT KNEE. REPORT ONLY AT TIME OFF ACCIDENT. REPORTED TORN LIGMENTS TO SUPERVION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED LOST TIME BEGAN 10-5-01.
EE WAS WALKING IN HALLWAY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT HEEL. INJURED HEEL APPROX 12 MOS AGO REAGRAVATION OF OLD INJURY
EE WAS STEPPING UP TO CONCRETES LABEL WHERE GEAR OIL TANK WAS LOCATED. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT KNEE TO BE STRUCK AGAINST CONCRETE SLAB.
EE WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE STEPS HEADING TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF #3 COOLING TUNNEL. EE SLIPPED OPN THE STEPS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. THE STEPS ARE CONCRETE STEPS. EE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, TREAT AND RELEASED, RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO DAYS. RETURNED TO DOCTOR AND BEGINS LOST TIME 01-19-2001.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF LIME SAMPLES WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON A WET SURFACE AS HE WAS ENTERING #3 BURNER BUILDING. EMPLOYEE MISSED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT & WENT TO DOCTOR WHO BELIEVED THE ROTATOR CUP IN RIGHT SHOULDER MAY BE TORN. EMPLOYEE TO OBTAIN AN MRI ON 9/6/00.
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR WAS PREPARING TO MARK A HEADING, AND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE TRACTOR, HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
6EE WAS WALKING DOWN ROADWAY AND SLIPPED ON HYDRALIC FLUID CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST IS 8-2-00.
EE WAS WORKING ON 3001 DOWN HOLE DRILL AND AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE DRILL HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE. RESTRICT. ED DUTY BEGINNING 7-12-00 FROM JOB CLASS.
INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO A 2' FOOTER WHEN THE LOOSE STONE AT THE EDGE GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE TRUCK LOAD OUT AND WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN A SMALL PILE OF LIME HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT LEG WENT BENEATH HIM WHILE FALLING EE ADVISED HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHEN HE FELL. EE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO 2 DAYS.
EE WAS PULLING ON A DUST SPOUT CABLE WITH A HOOKTHE HOOK SLIPPED OFF. EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THEGROUND INJURING SHOULDER
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SHORT FLIGHT OF STEPS AND SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ON SPILLAGE, OCCURING IN THE AREA OF 815 AND 816 CONVEYER BELTS, NEAR THE HEAD PULLEY. EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND AND BEGAN TO PROCEED DOWN THE WALKWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON W ET MATERIAL, RESULTING IN THE FRACTURE OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
SLIPPED DID NOT HE SLIPPED & THE TRACK CAME INTO CONTACT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG
EE WAS OPERATING A CANNON ROOF BOLTER AND WAS IN THE BASKET INSTALLING A BOLT WHEN THE BOOM BROKE CAUSING THE BASKET TO FALL APPROX 10' TO THE GROUND. EE WAS TIED OFF IN THE BASKET WITH FALL P ROTECTION AND ONLY RECEIVED A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES.