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Employee was dismounting from the left shoe of the dragline, while the machine was stopped, by using the 4-step ladder of this side of the dragline. He lost his grip from the last step (approx. 3 feet high), falling backward and landing on his right elbow.

Employee was closing a water valve on a water pump. While closing the valve the flat bar slipped causing him to loose balance, fall forward onto the valve sticking him in the ribs. He reported it on First Aid and informed his supervisor. He continued to work until 1/28/2008 when he informed his supervisor that the pain had continued and we seeked medical attention.

Employee tripped over a 7 inch rock while leaving the restroom.

Employee slipped and strained lower back while climbing up the ladder of an CAT Excavator.

Employee was walking along the peak of the excavated stockpile in order to measure heights and calculate volume of the pile for production. Employee lost his balance when material gave way underneath him while climbing. Employee rolled down the entire face of the stockpile approximately 90 feet before coming to rest.

Tripped over welding curtain and lost footing and twisted knee/ankle.

EE was assigned to replace a bearing on the lower bend pulley (BP) of Conveyor 22B. Crouching on the catwalk with his back to the midrail he attempted to remove the bearing cover by pulling on it, at which time it slipped from his hands causing him to fall backwards against the midrail. The midrail broke and he fell aproximately 12 ft landing on his left shoulder.

During the process of replacing a backstop on conveyor 3, both employee & co-worker began to prep the motor. EE had not placed his safety harness on while on the catwalk. His co-worker loosened the bolt & took the nut off, at that instance the bolt shot out, the reducer rotated forward and struck EE throwing him off the catwalk 10 ft into the chute.

EE was walking with a 5 lb. GPS rover pole in his hand. He looked at the GPS to give directions. He was walking on fallen trees. The bark was smooth, wet and slippery. His foot slipped off and rested on soft and uneven ground 18" to 24" below, causing him to sustain a sprain of his left ankle. This Report was filed on 11/20/06, I called MSHA to inform internet problem.

Employee was stepping into a work boat from shore and slipped. He fell into the boat on his right knee. Employee was taken to the ER and diagnosed with a contusion. Employee was placed on light duty.

Employee tripped and fell while walking in railyard.

EE WAS REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE FITTING ON THE AC COMPRESSOR ON A CAT 16H GRADER. ON HIS WAY DOWN THE LADDER HE MISJUDGED HIS LAST FOOT PLACEMENT FALLING BACKWARDS HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL.

EE was loading AN from a tanker truck to the bins on his bulk truck. While in the process of moving the hose from one bin to another on top of his truck, he slipped on some spilled AN. This resulted in his falling and slicing his left shin about 6" below his knee. He was taken to the hospital and recieved three stitches inside the cut and twelve stitches outside.

Employee fell and slipped on loose dirt/gravel.

Employee was attempting to climb up his loader to start the shift when his lunch bag strap fell off his shoulder. In his attempt to reach for it before it fell he let go of his left hand to catch it. He then lost his balance and twisted his shoulder.

Employee was climbing down from the fines recovery dragline and when he stepped onto the ground from the ladder he twisted his right knee.

Employee had just set brake on a rail car. When he decided to exit the rail car, he jumped off the rail car connection knuckle instead of utilizing the ladder. His right foot got caught on the air hose assembly and he fell, twisting his knee.

Employee alleges that she was walking down flight of stairs from Scalehouse and slipped and fell on her backside. She complained of pain to her lower back and was taken to the doctor for treatment.

Employee was walking by the plant shop towards his truck. He tripped and fell on his back against a steel sand tank screw that was placed in that area for fabrication.

Employee slipped and hit his face on a rock while trying to move a cable for the dragline after the hurricane.

Employee was working near the primary feeder, when he slipped and felt a pain in his back.

Employee was opening rail car doors at the loadout area to washout the rail cars and as he was opening the door with a 5 foot bar he slipped and fell backwards. He felt a pain in his left knee. (Employee quit that same day and did not seek treatment for the injury until August 4th, 2005 at which time he was taken to workers comp.)

Employee was washing the concrete floor of the primary crusher area, when he slipped on the wet concrete and fell to the floor, injuring his knee.

Employee was walking up the stairs to his work site when he stepped on a rock and slipped down onto his knee causing a strain requiring physical therapy and medication as treatment.

Employee was pulling power cable with a cable puller for the 7820 dragline, when the puller slipped off the cable, causing him to fall backwards, straining his shoulder.

Employee was washing down under the secondary plant screening tower with a water hose, when he lost his footing on the ground and fell.

Employee was climbing a portable work ladder to work on a 992 loader and the weld at the bottom side of the ladder broke, causing the employee to fall with the collapsed ladder, landing on his knees.

Employee slipped off the last rung of a ladder and bumped his right knee on the catwalk surface of a conveyor on 2-16-05: (Employee requested medical attention for the first aid incident on 2/23/05, at which point he was taken to workers compensation.)

Employee was working in the dragline. He was climbing down the shoe ladder and lost his footing falling 4-5 feet to the ground. Landed on his feet, but felt a strain to his lower back. Working restricted duty and receiving medication and physical therapy.

EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF RAILCAR

EE TRIPPED AND FRACTURED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

Employee tripped over hose and strained his shoulder upon falling.

Employee slipped and fell hitting his leg inside 480W Electric Dragline while changing hoist cable. (Note: Employee did not seek medical attention until 7/19/2004)

EE WAS LAYING OUT BOOSTERS ON SHOT & GROUND WAS MUDDY. EE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING NOT TO FALL.

Employee was welding inside the welding shop and his foot became entangled in the welding lead which caused him to fall and hit his shoulder on the floor. The ee did not seek medical treatment for the injury until Nov 24, 2004.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO ACCESS THE CAB OF THE 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL CAUSING A BACKWARDS FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FIXED LADDER IN SCREEN HOUSE & ATTEMPTED TO STEP OFF LADDER TO A STAIRWAY JUST TO LEFT OF LADDER. (THERE WAS A HOSE PILED UP UNDERNEATH LADDER.) WHEN EE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE STEP BELOW, IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL ON HIS TAILBONE. BECAUSE OF THE HOSE BEING IN THE WAY, EE DID NOT HAVE A SUITABLE PLATFORM TO EXIT THE LADDER.

EE WAS RETURNING FROM #5 FINISH MILL WITH ADDITIVE SAMPLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BOOSTER, EE HAD CLIMBED OVER A V-BELT GUARD. AFTER DOING SO HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON A SHORT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS WELDED TO THE BARGE. UPON PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT ON THE IRON ANGLE, HIS RIGHT FOOT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE WASN'T IN PAIN RIGHT AWAY BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE PAIN INCREASE. AREA WAS LOCKED OUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOHIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BY THE SWING MOTOR ON THE 480 DRAGLINE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE OPENING A VALVE UNDER MCC2, SLIGHT INCLING ONT HE WAY OF THE VALVE, COVERED WITH AN EE STEPPED ONT HE MUD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK.

CHANGING A HOSE ON THE PRIMARY ON THE GROUND LOW, WHERE TRUCKS DUMP INTO HOPPER, EE WAS IN THE AREA WEARING HIS HARD HAT, A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE ON THE HARD HAT, HE FELL, HIS HARD HA T CAME OFF AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROCKS.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SUCTION HOSE WITH A ROPE WHEN AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO THROW THE ROPE TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED & FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE CLIMBING A BULLDOZER, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RAILING INJURING RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WASHED THE ROLL CRUSHER AND REMOVED THE ROLL COVERS. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING A J-BAR WITH HIS BACK.

EE SLIPPED OFF A DREDGE LADDER & SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT LEG

WHILE PREPARING TO GET INTO WORKBOAT EE FELL INTO WATER & HIT HIS PINKY FINGER ON SIDE OF BOAT