EE was decending a trailer ladder, when he stepped onto ground, he stepped in a hole that had apparently developed from recent rains. Sprained a tendon in his left foot. Was taken for emergency treatment, fracture rule out, placed on light duty for two days.
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Showing all 18Employee stated that he was stepping up a stair step when he tripped, fell and hurt his left knee and lower back.
Employee was climbing a metal fixed ladder when his foot slipped. He had 3 points of contact and he caught himself with his arms/hands grip on rungs above. He noticed later that evening soreness in his left shoulder and was subsequently treated at a clinic.
Employee was walking up a set of metal stairs when her left foot slipped off a stair riser. Her right knee struck the edge of a stair riser causing a hairline fracture of her upper fibula bone. She was holding the handrail but was unable to break her fall.
Employee was descending a set of stair steps. He stepped down to the next step which was lower than he expected. His left ankle twisted and became sprained.
Employee was descending a ladder, his handgrip slipped and he fell about 5 feet scraping his arm, hip and receiving a small laceration on his right knee.
Employee was closing the top lids on railroad hopper cars. A lid he lifted & released fell back against his left leg. He lost his balance & fell. His leg was pinned against a walkway (on the top of the hopper car) & he sprained his ankle. His fall was arrested by the safety harness & lanyard he was wearing (EE ended up dangling off top of hopper car).
Employee was stepping upon a stair step and his foot slipped and his left knee struck a stair step.
EE was walking with a 5 gallon pail of steel balls. His feet slipped and he fell against a metal guard rail, bruising his left rib cage. 2nd physician diagnosed broken rib.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A STAIR SECTION CARRYING A PAIL OF STONES IN EACH HAND. HE STUMBLED AND FELL 3 STEPS TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE
Employee was stepping off of a ladder and twisted his ankle when his foot slipped as his foot touched the ground.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF CONCRETE STAIR STEPS. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS KNEE (LEFT).
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP WITH WOODEN BOARDS FASTENED TO THE RAMP WALKWAY PROVIDING A SAFE FOOTING. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE FOOT BOARDS, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS RELEASED FOR MODIFIED DUTY THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HIS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN TO THE INJURED ANKLE.
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LINK BELT CRANE, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED HARD AND AWKWARDLY WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE IMPACT CAUSED A BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED ANKLE FRACTURE. INJURED WAS RETURN ED TO WORK AFTER TREATMENT ON A LIMITED DUTY BASIS. INJURED UNDERWENT SURGERY AND WAS OFF WORK AS OF 6/10/03.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED ON TOP OF A GUARD THAT IS ELEVATED ABOUT 3 - 4 FEET FROM FLOOR LEVEL. WHILE TAKING DOWN A COME-A-LONG, EE SLIPPED OFF THE GUARD. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, THE COME-A-LONG WAS IN HIS LEFT HAND. THE COME-A-LONG WEIGHT THREW HIS HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF A MOTOR CATCHING THE HAND BETWEEN THE MOTOR & THE COME-A-LONG.
EE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING A SHOT. HE WAS WALKING DOWN A DECLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET SURFACE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF & DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND. HE STATED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN & POP IN HIS BACK. TWO WITNESSES SAWHIM SLIP BUT STATED THAT THE SLIP DID NOT SEEM THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE UNTIL HE SAID HIS BACK WAS IN PAIN.
EE WAS STANDING WITH HANDS IN POCKET WITH HIS BACK TO WOODEN PALLET. WITHOUT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS STEPPING HE STEPPED BACKWARD & TRIPPED OVER THE PALLET FALLING BACK LANDING WITH WEIGHT ON RIG HT SHOULDER. ON 1/2/01 INJ REPORTED CONT PAIN. WAS TAKEN TO DR MRI WAS POSITIVE FOR A TEAR IN RIGHT SHOULDER TENDON. RETD TO REG DUTY SURGERY IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY INJ. MRI REPORT RECD ON