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EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A SMALL PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PIPE IN THE SCRAP BOX.HE STEPPED ON TWO PIECES OF FLOOR GRATING THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BOX,GRATING SLIPPED,AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 08-07-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FEEDLINE ON DEISTER TABLETHE LADDER HE WAS ON SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL, LACERATING HIS LEFT ARM (REQUIRING STITCHES) AND BRUISING RIBS.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT ONTO HANDRAIL, PULLING HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CHUTE, STANDING ONA SHORT LADDER TRYING TO POSITION A BURA-SLIDE. THE LADDER TWISTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL, SCRAPING THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT THIGH ON THE LADDER. EMPLOYEE RECEI VED STITCHES AS A RESULT.
EE WAS INSTALLING AHOSE ON RADIATOR AND FELL GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF ENDLOADER AND RADIATOR.
54736YEE WAS CLOSING THE GATE AT THE JOBSITE.HE HAD TO LIFT THE GATE UP TO LATCH IT.IT WAS TOO HEAVY AND CAUSED HIS FEET TO SLIP OUT FROM UNDER HIM.HE LANDED ON HIS BACK IN THE DITCH,AND THE G 13503ANDED ON TOP OF HIM.HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 07-30-92.HE BEGAN LOST WORK DAYS ON 07-31-92.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AT THE WELL WHILE FILLING THE TANK ON THE SWEEPER TRUCK.
EMPL;OYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FRAME OF THE CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR,TAKING THE SCREEN OUT.HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE OUTER STRIP OF THE COAL DECK,CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE VIBRATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER HANDRAIL; FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/30/90.
HE FIRST TWISTED HIS LEG KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE FLOOR OF TRAILER WHERE GREASE IS STORED HOWEVER HE THEN RETURNED TO WORK AFTER THIS INCIDENT. LATER AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS LOA DING MACHINE, HE STATD THAT HE FELL HIS LEG GAVEWAY INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL DR8K DOZER WHEN HE SLID ON PULL HITCH & STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER & BACK.
WALKING THROUGH BASEMENT CHECKING THE 1 REFUSE BELT. SLIPPED FELL IN FILTER CAKE. INJ R HIP
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO STEP FROM HOOD OF ROCK TRUCK.THE HOOD WAS WET,AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE,SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON FRAME OF ROCK TRUCK.
EMPL UP ON MAST WORKING.LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING DOZER FOR LOOSE BOLTS.HE SLIPPED AND FELL,CUTTING HIS HEAD AND EAR,WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.THE SAFETY DEPT. RECEIVED THE ACCIDENT REPORT ON THE INJURED ON 05-26-89.AFTE R CONSIDERING ALL FACTS,THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND TO BE REPORTABLE.IN LIEU OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER AN ACCIDENT TO REPORT IT TO MSHA WHEN CRITERIA IS MET WE HOPE THAT YOU W
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON AN ICY RUNG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS FEET.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON ENDLOADER IN THE PROCESS OF REFUELING HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS L FOOT BUT INSTEAD FELL ON HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WS COMING DOWN STAIRWAY TO CHECK EQUIPMENT. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON WET STEPS, AND HE SAT DOWN HARD. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE OCCURRENCE TO HIS FOREMAN ON 10/10/88 BUT DID NOT VISIT A DO CTOR AT THAT TIME. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, HE COMPLAINED OF HIS BACK HURTING. HE VISITED THE DOCTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 11/02/88 AND THEN AGAIN ON 11/07/88. ON 11/07/88, HE WAS ADVI
AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM THE REAR OF THE PICKUP TRUCK IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER, HE FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING, TEARING LIGAMENTS, CHIPPING BONE IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A TREE,TRIMMING BRUSH AND LIMBS TO BE BURNED.HE SLIPPED AND FELL,STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE TREE,RESULTING IN A BRUSIE.THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPER VISOR ON THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE,BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 04/06/88;AT THAT TIME THE DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO TAKE TIME OOF FROM WORK.THEREFORE THIS INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTI
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF REPLACING SCRAPPER ON HEAD ROLLER BELT. HE STEPPED ACROSS HAND RAIL AND STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND FRACTURE HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON THE RUNG OF A LADDER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING BASEMENT FLOOR OF THE PLANT,USING WATER HOSE,HE STEPPED ON THE FLOOR GRATE OVER DRAIN TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL;RESULTING IN BROKEN LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT GOT HUNG CAUS ING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON AN ANGLE CLIP TAKING CHUTE DOWN AND THE CLIP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO F AL LDOWN ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND BRUISED HIS RT LOWER LEG
EE WAS WALKING 8OWN STEPS & GOT TO THE BOTTOM & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OVER STGEEL STRUCTURE & HIT HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE STGEEL BEAM OF TRIPPER BELT THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE THAT LATER RESULTGED IN A BLOOD CLOTG/INFECTION
EE HAD CLEANED 7HE COAL CHUTE OUT AT THE #2 BELTLINE & WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THE ANGLE IRON BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE CONCRETE WALL.3
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF TAKING CABLESFROM WELDING TRUCK DOWN THE BACK TO CATWALK AT REFUSE BIN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET GROUND & FELL FORWARD FALLING OVER THE HAND RAIL AT THE BIN LANDING ON THE CATWALK 3
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A 4IN PLUG VALVE WHILE A HELPER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE IT WITH BOLTS HE LOST HIS GRIP & SLIPPED STRAINING HIS BACK
WHILE OPERATING FROTHCELLS THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT IN A FLOOR DRAIN, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK AND STEPPED ONTO THE TOP OF A 55 GAL DRUM CAN WHICH WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE TYPE DOOR THE DRUM WAS SLICK WITH OIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL
EE WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM THE BELT & PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON UNEVEN FLOOR GRATING CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST RESULTING IN PULLED LIGAMENTS.
EMPL STANDING ON CATWALK INSTALLING ROLLER ON REFUSE BELT LINE.CATWALK BENT DOWNWARD WHERE METAL JOINTS TOGETHER CAUSING EMPL LEG TO BECOME TRAPPED WHEN IT WENT THROUGH.LOST BALANCE AND TWISTE D RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN TORN MENISCUS OF RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF GRAVEL HE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN A BRUISED KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON AN I-BEAM (ABOUT 8 FT. HIGH) INSTALLING NEW DOORS AT EFFLUENT PUMP ROOM, WHEN HE STARTED TO GET DOWN. INSTEAD OF USING A LADDER, HE JUMPED OFF THE I-BEAM AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON SOME TIN THAT WAS ON THE GROUND; RESULTING IN A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PERFORMING ROUTINE WORK DUTIES DURING THE SHIFT HE HAD STOPPED TO COMPLETE HIS PAPERWORK WHEN HE MOVED TO REPOSITION IN HIS SEAT HE FELT A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS BACK LATER WHI LE CHECKING ON JOBS BEING DONE HE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STANDING WALKING AND BENDING EMPLOYEE DOES REMEMBER SLIPPING ON GREASE PRIOR TO THE PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OF A LADDER AND STARTED TO SLIP AND FALL. HE GRABBED THE CHAIN ON THE HOIST AND PULLED IT OFF ONTO HIMSELF. RESULTING IN A BRUISE ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO SPREAD SAND OVER A FLOCK SPILL AND ASSIST THE SHIFT MECHANIC IN REPAIRING THE PIPELINE LEAK THAT CAUSED THE SPILL. THE EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO THE SPI LL AREA PRIOR TO SPREADING THE SAND HE HAD JUST PURCHASED, THIS RESULTED IN A SLIP AND FALL INJURYING HIS LOWER BACK, BRUISING TISSUES SURROUNDING THE COCCYX AND CAUSING BLEEDING FROM THE REC
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING UP RED DEVIL TO CHANGE BEARING ON THE MECHANISM THE RED DEVIL CAME LOOSE FROM THE TOP AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE JUMPED TO GET AWAY FROM THE RED DEVIL HE HIT LEFT ARM ON METAL PLATE CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT ARM AND REQUIRING 10 SUTURES