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EE STATES HE WAS GETTING INTO FORK TRUCK AND AS HE STEPPED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FORK TRUCK HIS FOOT SLID CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN THE DOOR WAY OF THE FORK TRUCK
EMP STATES HE WAS WALKING OUT OF BATH HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER RUG.
EMP STEPPED OUT OF RAMCAR ON UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS STEPPING FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS TO MOVE OUTOF THE WAY OF THE SHEARER. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHTON THE SIDE OF THE SHIELD AS HE WAS STEPPING ACROSS, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE LANDED ON T HE COAL THAT WAS IN BETWEEN THE SHIELDS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST AS HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW CONSTRUCT FOUNDATION FOR A BELT HEAD ROLLER. HE WAS ON A LADDER ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE SINKING HAMMER ON THE HEAD OF A DWYIDAG BOLT TO DRIVE THE BOLT INTO THE GROUN D. THE SINKING HAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FORM THE LADDER. HE STRUCK AGAINST ONE OF THE DWYIDAG BOLTS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED.
EE WAS EXITING SHOWER IN BATH HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR FALLING BACKWARDS, LANDING ON HIS HEAD AND LEFT ELBOW.
STEPPED DOWN OFF EQUIPMENT TWISTING HIS KNEE.
O ND WAS WAITING AT THE PORTAL FOR A JACK-KNIFED SEMI TO MOVE. HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WENT OVER TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON I CE AND SNOWPACKED ROAD. HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH HIS BACKSIDE AND HIS LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE TWISTED OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE AFTER WORK & SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE IN THE PARKING LOT.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS LOT AT SHIFT CHANGE TO WARM UP VEHICLE, WHEN HIS LEGS SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. THE EE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE SNOW/ICE, CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS SELF-CONTAINED SE LF-RESCURER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL & SLIPPED ON ICE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED SURVEYING AN UNDERGROUND TRAVEERSE ADN WAS WALKING BACK TO THE TRUCK. HE HAD A 1' LONG SIGHT LIGHT IN HIS LEFT HAND AND A 6' STEP LADDER THAT HE WAS CARRYING OVER H IS RIGHT SHOULDER. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS AND HE FELL DOWN. HE TRIED TO CATCH AND BALANCE HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT AND CAUSING A SPRAIN AN DPOSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRI
EE WAS FOAMING WITH SCOT AIR PACK. HE PASSED OUT AND FELL BACKWARD ON AIR SCOTT PACK. THE AIR PACK BELL HADJUST WENT OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING A BUCKET FROM THE TAILGATE TO THE HEADGATE ON THE LONGWALL THE TOES OF THE SHIELD WERE TIPPED DOWN THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE & SLID OFF THE SHIELD TOE INTO THE PANLINE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HISBACK
WHILE WALKING, EE TRIPPED OVER SOME COAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO HIS HANDS AND KNEES. BACKPAIN INCREASED OVER NEXT 2 WORKING SHIFTS.
EE WAS BUILDING CRIB WITH CRIBBING HE WAS AT TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE LADDER WHEN THE CRIB STARTED TO SLIP OFF IS SHOULDER & HE STEPPED BACK TO TRY TO CATCH IT & LOST HIS FOOTING & WHEN HE HIT T HE NEXT STEP DOWN HE FELT SOMETHING STRETCH IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS STOMACH
EMPLOYEE WS WALKING OUT OF THE PORTAL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE ADN FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE IN ORDER TO ROLL IT UP AND FELL OVER BLACK MAT AND HOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE ESCAPEWAY WHEN HE STEPPED OFF INTO A SMALL HOILE, SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE LONGWALL FACE. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE SHIELD ONTO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE BUILDING A BIG JOHN STOPPING FROM A PLATFORM 20" HIGH, EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
STEPPED DOWN WITH MINER CABLE ON SHOULDER, THE FLOOR WAS UNEVEN AND THIS HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOX CONTAINING BOOKS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE BATHHOUSE AREA WHEN THE BOTTOM FELL OTU OF THE BOX SPILLING THE CONTENTS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TRIP SPRAINING LEFT ANKLE.
MSA EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING JUST INBY NO.2 PORTAL ENTRANCE. HE STEPPED ON ICE, FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK ON SELF-RESCUER.
SLIPPED ON ICE CONTUSION ON L HIP AND R KNEE
EMPL WAS WALKING THROUGH WATER HOLE HE STEPPED OFF LIP & HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON PICK BREAKER BEARING (OFF WALKWAY SIDE) PUSHING DOWN ON BREAKER BAR WHEN FEET SLIPPED OFF THE COVER THE CATS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL INTO THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER
FELL DOWN, BACK PAIN.
STANDING ON BACK OF LUB TRUCK GETTING FITTINGS FROM BOX,WENT TO STEP DOWN AND FOOT SLIPPED.HE LD ON TO BAR ON THE SIDE AND IT PULLED HER AROUND AND TORE CARTILAGE AROUND THE RIBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF A JEFFREY RAMCAR ONTO UNEVEN FLOOR.EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED.
HE WAS REMOVING TOP ROLLERS FROM THE SOUTH MAINS BELT- HE STEPPED ON THE BELT AND SLIPPED, FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT HAND, INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST. IT IS UNKNOWN IF A FRACTURE WAS PRESENT- A CAST WAS PLACED ON THE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED MAKING A SPLICE IN A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND WAS STARTING TO HANG IT TO THE ROOF WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE ON A PIECE OF COAL AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
I.NAME WAS GOIN1 DOWN A STEEP HILL TO SET THE INSTRUMENT AT ANOTHER POINT. HE SLIPPED ON T HE WET SURFACE IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE & FELL & INJURED HIS RT KNEE.
EMPL HELPING UN5OAD MATERIAL IN SUPPLY YARD.FORSKS ON FORK LIFT NEEDED TO BE SPREAD WIDER SO HE WAS PULLING ON LEFT FORK WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE.RESULT WAS HYPER-EXTENDED LEFT KNEE.EMPLS AW DR ON 2-25 A3D AGAIN ON 3-2-87 AND WAS GIVEN RX MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN OFF O F TAIL PIECE OF BELT IN 1 ST SOUTH PANEL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE SHIN OF HIS RIGHT LEG ON SOME ROCKS CAUSING A LACERATION APPROX. 1 INCH IN LENGTH. S UTURES REQUIRED1
MOVING FROM ONE3SIDE OF THE BELT TO THE OTHER SLIPPED OFF BAR AND LANDED AGAISNT ROOF JACK HITTING SMALL OF BACK LEFT SIDE HE WAS BARRING UP BELT TO REPLACE ROLLERS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT
WALKING ON FEND9R OF P&H CRANE APPROX 5FT OFF THE GROUND THE OPERATOR LOST HIS BALANCE FELL OFF THE CRANE & LANDED ON HIS FEET IMPACT & TWISTING MOTION BROKE HIS RT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE
THE COMPRESSOR 3S PARKED AT THE ROAD SIDE MEN WERE TRYING TO START COMPRESSOR I NAME POSSIBLY BECAME DIZZY ALTHOUGH SAID NOTHING TRIPPED OVER GUARD RAIL AND DOWNTHE EMBANKMENT. NT. 3
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A TRANSFORMER FROM THE TOP OF A SILO WHEN ONE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND CAUSED THE TRANSFORMER TO BUMP INTO THE LEG OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.
GREASING A 988B LOADER SLIPPED & FELL OFF TIRE FELL 8 FEET TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FROM DECKING TO BEAM LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF DECKING TO BEAMS.
WHEN WALKING BACK TO THE SHOP CAR EMP SLIPPED ON WET ROADWAY INITIALLY HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED THE NEXT DAY PAIN AND SWELLING OCCURRED TO RT FOOT INJURY WAS FOU FOUND TO BE A CHIPPED BONE
GOT ON TONGUE OF TRAILER PROCEEDING TO SPRAY INSIDE OF TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT ARM AND BROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF THE CAB OF A CAT DOZER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON A CAT TRACK, BUMPING HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE DOZER TRACK AND BLADE HINGE ARM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTI L 5/5/83 WHEN HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE A SPLINT WAS APPLIED AND HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO UTAH VALLEY HOPSITAL IN PROVO FOR SURGERY.
EE STEPPED OUT ON A CHANNEL IN THE WASH BOX & SLIPPED, HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE CHANNEL AS HE FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. COSTOCHONDRAL SEPERATION. PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN TYLOX