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EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIGN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST TH EMINE FLOOR. FLUID GATHERED ON KNEE.
INJURED HAD BEEN WORKING ON HIS KNEES. AS HE GOTTO HIS FEER AND TURNED TO WALK, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. TENTATIVELY DIAGNOSED BY DR AS POSSIBLE CARTILAGE DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDIG WITH FOOT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. WHEN HE STARTED TO MOVE, HE FELL WHILE HIS FOOT WAS STILL BETWEEN THE ROCKS, RESULTING IN FRACTURE AND DISLOCATON OF THE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND, INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST AND THUMB. RECEIVED WORD FROM DR THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE, INITIALLY QUESTIONABLE ON 1-22-96.
WALKING, TRIPPED OVER A CABLE, FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEEP GRADE, LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK & HIP - CONTUSION.
EE ALLEGED THAT HE FELL AND STRUCK A TRACK RAIL WHILE INSTALLING A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER, INJURING HIS HEAD AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF A TANK, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE, STRAINING LOWER BACK.
INJURED WALKING DOWN HILL GRAVELS SLID UNDER FEET CAUSING INJURED TO TWIST LEG AT ANKLE BREAKING 1 BONE IN LOWER LEG
GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP VEHICLE AT END OF SHIFT, TRIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING LEFT ARM. FRACTURE IN ELBOW.
STEPPED DOWN OFF LOCMOTIVE, TWISTED ANKLE.
WHILE GATHERING TOOLS NEAR END OF SHIFT, INJURED FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HAND ON HACK SAW (WHICH HAD BEEN DROPPED PREVIOUSLY, LANDING BLADE UP).
IN SCALEHOUSE OFFICE TURNED TO GO TO BATHROOM KNEE WENT OUT FELL TO FLOOR.
WALKING IN SHOP, TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET, FELL AND STRUCK PERSONNEL CARRIER. DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 1-93-SEE ATTACHED LETTER.
PULLING CABLE TRIPPED OVER IT FELL ON SELF RESCUER CONTUS TO RIBS
EMPLOYEE WAS ON DOZER TRACK CHECKING TRANSMISSION, HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL 4' TO THE FLOOR CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPL HELPING LOAD SHUTTLE CAR TIRE IN SCOOP BUCKET,FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS CROSSING A CREEK TO THE MINE SITE AND FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CAME THROUGH A CURTAIN AND STUMBLED ON THE MINER CABLE AND FELL AND CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE R-KNEE.
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING GETTING OUT OF A OVERFLOW PUMP & FELL AGAINST A PIPE IN PREP PLANT
EMPLOYEE FELL CARRYING A BOX OF BITS & STRAINED HIS BACK HOWEVER HE WORKED TILL 011789 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOC.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKIG ON THE WALKWAY OF THE THICKENER AND HAD PART OF IT DISASSEMBLED WHEN HE WAS PAGED ON THE PHONE, HE WENT TO GET THE PHONE AND STEPPED THROUGH WHERE THE WALKWAY WAS TAKEN UP
EMPL SAYS HE GETTING OUT OF RAILRUNNER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF BATTERY MOTOR IN THE LIGHT HOUSE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM SIDE CONTROLS WHEN HE PLACED HIS KNEE IN A HOLE AND WRENCHED HIS BACK MUSCLE SPASM
EMP WAS PULLING3OUT METAL MATR FROM A BUNDLE AND FELL OVER A SHUTTLE CAR TRUNNION (SNOW ON GROUNE)
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OFF OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING BELT AT TAILPIECE GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT FELL ON BELT & WAS THROWN OFF
EE WAS SPRAYING3THE SIDES OF A NEW SHAFT INTO A MINE & FELL OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET ABOUT 18' INTO ABOUT 3' OF WATER.