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EE fell 10ft 10in while leaning out a 11-1/2 in opening between a screen and adjacent handrail trying to look at the screen springs.
While descending a step ladder in, EE felt the ladder wiggle and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground.
EE slipped down an icy stair way and landed on their arm, resulting in a dislocated shoulder.
EE was pulling the fuel hose out of the fuel truck, as EE was pulling the hose out of the fuel truck, EE was walking backwards pulling the hose and EE tripped on a couple of large rocks causing EE to fall and twist EE's ankle.
ee was spotting a haul truck, and as the ee was walking backwards, tripped over some loose stone/uneven ground and fell resulting in lacerations to hands and legs.
Employee was turning to dismount the locomotive when lost footing resulting in slip/fall off of platform/steps.
Employee was working in the mine companies shop in good, dry conditions. Employee was repairing a Motor Grader and was working on the turntable, about 2 feet off the ground. When they went to get down off the turntable they missed the step and fell 2 feet to the ground, injuring their left hip.
ee was climbing the access ladder to CAT haul truck. Gloved hand slipped causing ee to lose balance and fall to the ground. ee was on bottom rung of ladder. incident was reported on 9/29. EE sought initial medical treatment on 12/11 - evaluated on and work restrictions issued on 12/18.
EEs were replacing deck plate on walkway. EEs left area then one returned to get a tool. Fell through opening in walkway, appx 13' to ground level. EE sustained cut to right hand and possible injury to vertebrae.
EE was walking out of loading tunnel onto uneven grading and felt pop in left ankle.
Ee was assisting with lifting a bearing housing. Bearing lost balance and ee tried to catch it, but lost own balance in the process. EE tried to catch themselves by using hand railing, resulting in strain to shoulder. Was a report only until 5/1/23 when ee started to receive physical therapy for injury - company notified on 5/3/23.
Employee fell through opening in walkway.
Employee tripped on piece of floor plate/grate, and fell resulting in bruising to right ribs/shoulder. Placed on light duty work restrictions.
After finishing loading a boat, injured walked up the stairs to shut power off in 2 north tunnel. While walking up the stairs injured felt a pop in their knee.
Employee was walking from the caboose back to the 7523 engine to restart it after stalling. EE was in the process of dumping cars and was walking along the dump shack parking area. While walking along the track, EE stepped in a hole twisting EE's right ankle.
Employee was attempting to use a pipe wrench to roll a conveyor backward in order to dislodge some oversize that was wedged between the feed chute and belt. The employee slipped, resulting in a fractured ankle.
Employee was climbing up onto D9T dozer, foot slipped off of track grouser and caused scrape and deep bruising. The employee reported the incident on 2/19/2018. The employee sought medical attention on their own over the weekend. On Monday, employee was still in pain and was taken to the ER, where they were diagnosed with a bacterial infection.
Employee was washing in mill basement getting area clean for final shutdown. EE noticed an above ground flume was plugged with stone causing water and material to drop on floor. The employee got a 8ft step ladder and climbed up to 3rd step to put wash hose into clean-out. The pressure on the hose caused EE to lose balance and EE slipped off ladder.
Boat was docking and throwing heaving lines and when the EE attempted to catch it the EE stepped into a hole/washout on the dock. The EE fell and twisted right ankle.
Employee was exiting vehicle when EE slipped on the vehicle's running board and fell to the ground. EE's right leg was caught in the cab of the truck and as EE fell EE felt a pop in knee.
When EE's left foot stepped from the ladder onto the surface it slipped from the ladder to a cleat in the walkway. The EE was able to catch self with EE's right arm by hanging onto a ladder rung. The EE felt strain in shoulder and knee but continued working. Asked to see a doctor on 2/4/2106 at which time EE was placed on restriction
Employee slipped and twisted his knee when he was coming down from the hill. He caught himself but twisted knee. Site conditions were snow covered and slippery in some areas.
Employee was walking across loading dock area between shuttle and lunch room when he slipped and fell. Area had received 1" of snow, underlying ice was not obvious.
Employee was cleaning up stone that had spilled off a conveyor from previous loading. He slipped on loose particles that were on concrete surface and landed on shoulder and elbow. Minor scrapes occurred on arm, a large contusion formed on elbow, and soreness was reported in shoulder. Local med provider placed him on a lifting restriction. Possible rotator cuff issue.
icy parking lot
Employee was climbing down haul truck steps. When he stepped from the bottom step to the ground he felt pain in his left knee. The ground onto which he stepped was level and bottom step is 28" above ground. Employee claims he continued working thinking the pain would go away. HS Management received indication of desire to seek evaluation on 5/17/13.
Employee was on stone carrying train, and had stopped train to dump stone from cars. He took the remote controller in hand and started to descend from train, when he stepped on broken controller strap and fell about 2 1/2 feet. He landed on his feet but the impact jarred his back and he felt pain. Sought medical care after that.
Employee reports that when walking up the screen tower he slipped on ice and his knee struck the midrail of the handrails along the walkway. Medical treatment was sought about 3 months later.
Employee exited road grader that was being used to grade road areas after a significant snowfall. Upon exiting the grader he slipped onto ice and broke a rib(s). Surface had snow/ice. He did not fall onto anything other than the ground.
Employee was walking with sledge hammer over shoulder going back to tool room after using it to knock down ice that was hanging off a building. As he was walking his feet went out from under him and he landed on his right shoulder. The area that he was walking in had not been sanded, although surrounding areas had been.
While climbing stairs on 8' platform to loading shuttle, grating failed, employee able to catch himself, so he did not fall. He did not request medical attention at this time. On January 11, 2012 he went to his doctor who gave him an injection into his shoulder and he was sent home by physician.
Employee walked around train to shovel spillage, stepped in oil, slipped and fell. He reported it that day. However he did not go to the doctor until July 26, 2011. He was then prescribed physical therapy.
Stripping in east quarry, a cedar tree came off the bank onto the loader across the bucket & windshield. In an effort to remove the tree from the loader without damaging the windshield, employee climbed on top of the loader bucket. As he tried to move the tree, it moved & knocked employee to the ground. His back and head struck the ground.
While walking to his work area he stepped off a grading and into a 3" trough causing his ankle to twist.
Employee was helping carry a calrod heater, walking backwards between screen deck and bonnett and his foot slipped off end of plywood and went into lime burning chute.
While walking out of building (lunchroom), sprained left ankle on a cement ledge.
EE was welding on a railcar I-beam. Stood up and welding helmet fell off. EE went to jump down to pick up welding helmet on the ground, striking head against corner of railcar.
The repairman was rebuilding a chute. He had to climb down the 54 inch chute to the bottom to take a measurement. While standing on the chute taking measurements, he started to slide forward because of dirty material lying on the chute steel. His left foot toe caught the side of the chute causing his foot to twist outward away from its normal position.
The millwright was kneeling on a conveyor belt that was laying on the idler deck, as he repaired the belt. The idler deck was elevated 36 inches above the concrete floor. As the millwright tried to climb off the belt, he caught his foot and jacket on an idler. He then lost his balance which caused him to fall off the conveyor and land on the floor.
The operator slipped and fell as he came off the grader.
On 150 Screen, working on 140 stone box - going down, slipped - striking left elbow and hip on screen deck.
The boat loader leader was climbing a 5 foot steel ladder to get into a flume under the loading shuttle to clear some ice. As he climbed the ladder, two of the steel rungs failed which caused him to fall. He caught himself with his right arm and climbed into the flume. His right shoulder was badly strained and resulted in 3 days off of work.
The millwright was walking across the mill 4th floor by the surge bin when he tripped and fell on his left knee causing a bruise. He had stumbled over a 3 inch raised section of concrete in the floor. The injured lost one day of work.
Employee was climbing up a Cat 785B. He was wearing rubber gloves and there was dew on the railing. Employee slipped falling about 10 to 12 feet and broke his right ankle.
The mechanic leader crawled into the hydraulic pump area to fix a hydraulic leak on the #691 front-end loader. After he finished the work, he bumped and bruised his knee as he was coming out of this area. His knee became infected and on 5/31/05, he began losing time.
The Cat 150 ton truck driver was descending the ladder on truck #5 while holding the operator's report in his left hand, when his foot slipped. As he slipped, he grabbed for the handrail with his left hand but could not stop himself from falling off the ladder, 5 feet to the ground. He landed on his rear end which resulted in a fractured vertebra.
The injured had put the snow-blower back into the storage barn after cleaning snow from the sidewalks and began walking across the parking lot to the main office. As he walked through the parking lot where a loader had plowed the snow, he slipped and fell on his right elbow. He had surgery to correct the injury on 4/5/05.
EE was fixing a hand rail on a Hitachi 20.5 Cy Shovel. When he stepped on a raised portion of the oil tank, he twisted his foot and later found out he had a small chip out of his bone.
The pipefitter was climbing a ladder in P-2 tunnel when the bottom of the ladder began to slide away from the wall. He then jumped off the ladder from a height of about 3 feet and fractured his foot.
THE MECHANIC TRIPPED OVER PAD-EYE ON THE REAR DECK OF THE HITACHI SHOVEL AND FELL. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST. ON 6-10-03 THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME.