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EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MINER DECK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OUT OF WORK AS OF 7/27/98
HAPPENED BEFORE SHIFT. EE WAS COMING OUT OF CHANGE ROOM, WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE TWISTED KNEE LEFT AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LOADER. REPORTABLE BECAUSE HE COULD NOT RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.L
EE ALLEGES THAT HE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO CHANGE SEATS AND DIRECTION AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE THIS KNEE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY AND RECENT SURGERY.
EE STEPPED UP ONTO RAM CAR TO GET A PALLET OUT OF BUCKET LOST FOOTING AND FELL ACROSS RAM CAR BUCKET HITTING RIGHT RIBS AND LEFT KNEE.
STEPPED ON LOOSE LID ON LOADER. LEG WENT BETWEENLOADER LID THAT GOES OVER LOADER TIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAIN FROM ROLL OF BELT ON BACK OF A LOADED TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK HE FELL OFF BACK OF TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT ELBOW.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING ROCK SALT IN TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF SIDE OF THE TRAILER.
DUE TO A RAIN STORM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE GRAVEL YARD. HE MADE A QUICK TURN AND HIS FEET SLID CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PAD NEXT TO HIS WRIST WAS LACERATED REQ UIRING 5 SUTRES. NO RULES WERE BROKEN, NO MINE EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, DID NOT CONCERN SKILLS, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE, NO PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NEEDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STARTER STEEL IN THE TOP AND WHILE HOLDING THE STEEL IN THE CHUCK THE STEEL BROKE IN HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO GREASE A BEARING ON THE BELT DRIVE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HIS LEFT HAND HIT A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE SIDEBOARD OF THE TAI L PIECE CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN DITCH OUTSIDE AND MADE BY TRAFFIC, MTURNED LEFT ANKLE, FELL AND HURT CALF AND LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF CURTAIN TO HANG AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE AND ALL HIS WEIGHT WENT ON THAT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OVERCAST ONTO HIS BUTTOCKS.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF CATWALK ONTO BLOCK AND THE BLOCK TURNED OVER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RUNNING TO CUT BELTLINE OFF DURING A FLASH FLOOD AND HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE CUTTING HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE DRAIN PIPE.
GETTING OUT OF SCOOP SLIPPED TWISTED R LEG
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN HE FELL ACROSS THE SCOOP ONTO THE BATTERY CAUSING HIM PAIN IN HIS RIBS. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT CONTACT A DOCTOR UNTIL 2/28/89 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/2/89.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING CABLE WHE HE SLIPPED, FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING UPPLIES AROUND THE BUGGY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO THE SLIPPERY BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE INJURED BOTH KNEES DURING THE FALL.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 ON A 3 INCH PIPE AND FELL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS TRUNK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING XXX ON A LEDGE OF COAL OVER MORTAR BOX LEDGE BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE BRUISED LEFT RIBS