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Bottom step broke when employee was descending causing him to fall to ground with a jolt. He went to dr. for ex rays-given pain pills- no/broken bones.
Employee was getting out of truck to get truck ticket & twisted left foot as he was returning to truck.
EE was on the highway to the strip job to get a load of coal and had to turn around, due to a piece of state equipment in the road. He got out of his truck and stepped into a 3-4' ditch, hurting his back. Went to ER for X-rays, they were clear.
Employee was in office weighing trucks. She stood up to leave and somehow tripped and fell on floor. She hit her left shoulder and strained her left foot. Went to E.R. They said sprain of left ankle, x-rays on shoulder & left ankle - do not know about shoulder at this time.
Employee was walking down miner beam toward the front of machine & it was raining/muddy - he lost his footing & slipped/fell to ground hitting left side & back. Went to Dr. for x-rays - possible bruising.
Employee was walking on catwalk by rear powerhead - slipped and fell against chain take-up. (Insecure footing.)
Employee was climbing onto equipment by ladder. As he got to the top, he lost his footing and slipped down the ladder, catching his right hand on the handrail. Laceration to right middle finger and some scrapes on stomach.
Foreman was getting truck tickets out of cab of loader. He was descending ladder and misjudged the last step. He was still holding onto ladder and swung body into handles, bruising ribs, Went to ER on 4/15/06 for X-rays - only bruising.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS OF PARTS WAREHOUSE AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND MUD, TURNING RIGHT WRIST AND PUTTING LACERATION ON LEFT FOREARM. WENT TO ER FOR X-RAY (NO BROKEN BONES).
Man was walking in pit area and stepped into a hole full of water - twisted right ankle. Foreman took him to hospital for x-ray. Right ankle was sprained.
Employee was working inside back of welding truck. He slipped and fell on welder in back of truck hitting left side of ribs (snow and sleet conditions). He went to hospital for x-rays: only bruised ribs.
STEAMING HIGHWALL MINER, & SLIPPED TWISTING ANKLE
EE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING RT LEG & LEFT ELBOW. WENT TO DR. ON 7/5/05 DR SENT HIM FOR XRAY
Climbing off dozer while doing repair work, he lost his footing and slipped causing sprain or muscle injury.
EE had steamed off dozer. While stepping down off dozer he slipped and hit right shin bone (lower leg). Cut skin which did require 16 stitches. Leg was not broken.
While employee was climbing down from rock truck, he slipped on the last step down and turned his ankle, breaking it.
EE WAS CHECKING RAW COAL CRUSHER FOR MATERIAL BUILDUP, AS HE STARTED DOWN OFF PLATFORM, FOOTING SLIPPED & HE HIT CORNER OF METAL COVER WITH RIGHT ARM JUST BELOW ELBOW. LACERATION REQUIRED 5 STITCHES INNER & OUTER
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PUTTING PIN IN A BRACE THAT HAD COME LOOSE ON HIGHWALL MINER CONVEYOR. LOST BALANCE AND FELL, LANDING ON RIGHT HIP & LOWER BACK. INJURY TO RIGHT HIP AREA & LOWER BACK - POSSIBLE FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF ROCK TRUCK & HE FELL INTO LADDER, STRIKING RIBS. APPROX. 11:00 P.M. WENT TO E.R. FOR X-RAY. IT WAS NEGATIVE. HE STAYED OFF WORK ON 2/1/03 BECAUSE OF SORENESS. RETURNED 2/3/03 FULL DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIN OUT OF MINER BEAM USING A PRY BAR, HE PUT FEET UP ON BAR FOR MORE LEVERAGE, FEET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON KNEES HITTING METAL PLATFORM. CUT LOWER FRONT PART OF RIGHT LEG, HAD TO BE STITCHED UP, NO FRACTURE.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AT TIPPLE TO CHECK CRUSHER PRIOR TO STARTUP. ONE FOOT SLIPPED, HE REACHED TO GRAB HANDRAILS. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.
EE STARTED TO WALK AROUND OFFICE DESK, STUMBLES, PUT LEFT ARM OUT TO BREAK FALL AGAINST WALL, FRACTURED HUMEROUS AND THEY THINK POSSIBLY MIGHT HAVE DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND WENT BACK.