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HELPING MOVE BOTTLE OF OXYGEN SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM SHARP PAIN IN BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT OFF VENTILATION FAN SIGNALS AND TRIPPED OVER THE THRESHOLD OF THE DOORWAY COMING INTO THE BUILDING FROM THE OUTSIDE.
EMPLOYEE & HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING A BARGE INTO POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE SLOPE END OF THE BARGE INTO IT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AT THE TAILGATE AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
EMPL MISSING WORK STRAINED RIGHT THIGH.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING TO MOVE 7200 VOLT POWER CABLE TO CONNECT UP TO POWER CENTER AND TRIPPED OVER CABLE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
HOOKING UP CABLE TO LOAD OF CRIBS WHEN PULLING ON CABLE FELL BACK WARDS HITTING BACK ON SUPPLY WAGON
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING TIES AND TRIPPED OVER A TIE LYING IN THE WALKWAY FALLING TO THE MINE FLOOR, LANDING ON A RAIL.
EXAM BELT LINE STEPPED ON PLASTIC PIPE SLIPPED TWISTING LOWER BACK R LEG
INJ GETTING OUT OF JEEP TO THROW SWITCH AND TWISTED HER KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP A ROCK ON TOP OF A FALL THAT WAS BEING BOLTED, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE COMPRESSOR AIR HOSE, FALLING BACKWARDS OFF THE FALL.
THE INJURED WAS SUPERVISING HIS MEN WHO WERE UNLOADING POST AND PLANK AT THE TAIL OF A BELT FLIGHT,HE STEPPED AND SLIPPED ON AN OFFSET AT THE TAIL AREA,TWISTING HIS KNEE AND LANDING ON HIS ABC K ON TOP OF HIS HEAD LAMP BATTERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM & STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON THE FRAMEWORK OF A TAILPIECE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BUILDING ON OVERCAST WHILE CARRYING A CEMENT BLOCK HE TRIPPED OVER A STACK OF BLOCKS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON TIMBER HEAD OF A BARGE, HE GOT UP TO PUT A PUMP IN THE BURGE AND TRIPPED ON A CABLE TO THE BARGE, FALLING INTO LOADED BARGE.
EMPL WALKING ON PONTOON OF SHIELDS SLIPPED,TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ACCOMPANYING A FEDERAL MINE INSPECTOR ON HIS INSPECTION OF A SECTION OF TRACK ENTRY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED SIDEWAYS ON SOME MUD & FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT THIGH HE DID NOT START MISSING WO RK UNTIL 060189
EMPL CLIMBING OVER BELT X-0VER FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKING RIB CAGE.
THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE WALKING INT EH RETURN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF SLATE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD HIS WELDING TRIP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRICKING HIS TAILBONE ON THE TRACK.
EMPL WS CARRYING PATIO BLOCK TO PUT ON OVERCAST WHEN HE STEPPED IN HOLE & FELL STRIKING TAILBONE.
WALKING BETLING ON EXAM AND SLIPED OIN WET SPOT TWISTING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO CONTROL ROOM AREA WHEN SHE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN AREA OF THE BOTTOM TWISTING HER ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING OFF A WATER PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET BOTTOM,FALLING AGAINST A STEEL POST HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A 30 FT 60 LB RAIL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE TRIPPED OVER A STEEL TIE AND FELL TOT HE MINE FLOOR HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WIHT HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER S AND BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A WHEELBARROW OF MUD FROM DRIVE AREA WHEN SHE SLIPPED & INJURED HER LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL WAS HELPING TO INSTALL 2" WATER PIPE ON BLETLINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING TRACK WORK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO WEDGE A LARGE STEEL DOOR WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND HE FELL AGAINST A PILE OF CEMENT BLOCK.
INJURED WAS STEPPING INTO A SCOOP CAR BOTH FEET WERE INSIDE THE HITCHEN INURED HAD HIS HANDS ON THE CANOPY LOWERING HIMSELF IN THE PLACE HIS FEET SLID OUTO FROM UNDERNEATH HIM INSDIE THE HITCH EN AND HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT THE INSIDE OF THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING IN SUPPLY YARD AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE.
THE INJURED WAS3WALKING OUT OF THE LONGWALL PAN LINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFFOF ONE OF THE SHIELD PONTOONS. HE INJURED HIS KNEE & LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A JEEP WHILE SITTING IN IT. WHEN HE LEANED BACKWARDS TO HAND A TOOL TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS. HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ON TO H IS SEAT TO KEEP3FROM FALLING AND TWISTED HIS ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THAT HE HAD TO CROSS WHILE MAKING A FIREBOSS RUN OF A BELT ENTRY WHEN HE PICKED UP THE CRIB HE SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK 3
EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO HEAT THE FRAME OF A BELT TAKE-UP UNIT IN ORDER TO MAKE REPAIRS. AS HE CLIMBED BEHIND THE TAKE-UP, HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMP WAS INSTALL3NG A DEWATERING PUMP IN A PUMP HOUSE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE PUMP BY SLOWING IT WITH A SLATE BAR, HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND G GROIN 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A CONCRETE BLOCK TO PLACE IT ON THE WALL HE WAS BUILDING HE STEPPEDON ANOTHER BLOCK THAT WAS LYING IN FRONT OF HIM AND FELL TWISTING HIS BACK
EMPL WALKING TO4ARDS PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND FELL STRIKING HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER ON PUMP.
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF EXAMINING THE BELT CONVEYOR RT THE STORAGE BIN AREA IN THE MINE AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN SOME STEPS LEADING TO THE TAIL PIECE HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A STEP & HE TWIS TED HIS ANKLE 3
EMPLOYEES WERE 6SING A LIFTING JACK TO CENTER A BELT TAILPIECE. THE INJURED MAN ATTEMPTED TO STEP OVER THE JACK BY PUTTING ON FOOT ON THE BAR THAT WAS STILL IN THE JACK. WHEN HE PUT HIS WEIGHT ON THE BAR HIS3FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND THE BAR FLEW UP AND OUT OF THE JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE S FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MA6ALLY TURNING THE LONGWALL SHEARER BULL WHEEL-WHEN THE BULLWHEEL TURNED FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED, THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BIT BLOCK HE HAD BEEN PUSHING ON WITH HIS FOOT & WAS CAU1HT BY THE BIT ABOVE THE ONE ON WHICH HE HAD BEEN PUSHING.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING A ROPE ACROSS ONE BARGE TO TIE OFF A SECOND BARGE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROPE WHICH WAS LYING ON THE DECK WHERE HE WAS WALKING HE FELL INJUING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING OUT OF A BELT DRIVE CONTROL ROOM & STEPPED INTO A HOLE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A PERSONEL CARRIER JEEP, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HER KNEE RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENTS OF THE RIGHT KNEE
WAS WALKING UP 7HE GUNNELS OF THE BARGE TRIPPED ON ROPE FELL INTO AN EMPTY BARGEON A ROPE FELL INTO AN EMPTY BARGE LANDING ON HIS BACKSIDE RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO THE BACK, LEFT LEG , LEFT ARM 3
WAS MOPPING FLOOR, SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE, TWISTED ANKLE.
WORKEMAN WAS PULLING ON BARGE WITH ROPE.HE SLIPPED ON A WET SURFACE,FELL AND TWISTED BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SHOWER, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WALKING IN THE RETURN AIRWAY,STEPPED ON A 4\PLASTIC PIPE AND SLIPPED,FALLING ON HIS HAND AND CUTTING IT RESULTING IN 4 STICHES.