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Employee was attempting to repair a support on a float barge when EE's foot slipped and EE fell over onto hip causing a bruised hipbone.
Employee was standing on front platform helping a mechanic bolt a light bracket on the lift cylinder of a D11 bulldozer after they had replaced Hyd. hoses. The employee lost balance and handhold causing EE to fall. Employee received a cut on the head that required stitches.
Employee was getting a fuel hose to fuel a loader and slipped on ice and snow pack, employee stuck hand out to catch self. Employee's hand landed up against the ladder bending index finger back and fracturing it.
Employee was climbing down off Highwall Miner and either slipped or missed a step and fell to the deck and then onto the ground. Employee broke employee's leg right above employee's ankle in the fall.
Operator noticed that a culvert was plugged up on one end so ee got off machine to go and shovel it out. On ee way ee twisted ankle on uneven ground on the pit floor. Operator worked the rest of the shift but the next morning ankle was swollen so ee called off work and went to the doctor.
EE was using a socket to tighten a lid on a Hyd. filter lid and the wrench slipped causing the EE to lose his balance and fall.
Employee was climbing up on his rock truck and slipped and fell.
Employee was walking across the parking lot and slipped on ice spraining his ankle.
Employee was stepping off a D-6 push arm and slipped on ice causing him to fall about 2 feet to the ground. Employee suffered a hairline fracture in his wrist.
Employee was getting into his dozer and slipped causing the door to slam shut on the very tip of his middle finger breaking it.
Employee was changing oil filters on his loader and slipped and fell injuring his arm. He fell 38 inches to the ground.
EE was in a hurry to get fire extinguisher from in back of his cab and slipped and fell from the cat walk. EE landed on his foot breaking bones in his ankle.
Employee was climbing back into the pickup truck after checking water pump and slipped getting in. When he slipped he shut the door on the tip of his middle finger and broke it. It was raining and muddy.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of a 988F loader and slipped on the last step. Employee did not fall but twisted his shoulder when he slipped.
Employee was climbing up ladder of Rock truck, he had mud on his feet and slipped and twisted his back.
Employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell.
Employee was clearing debris off highwall miner beams and slipped and twisted his knee.
Employee was standing on a ladder using a sledge beating a pin out of a hoe bucket when the pin came out and knocked the ladder out from under him. He fell on his side hurting his ribs.
Employee was mounting a D11T dozer. He was on the push arm and reached for the hand hold on the side of dozer and missed. Employee fell and hurt his back and ribs.
Employee was walking across a muddy spoil bank to get to a water pump and slipped and twisted his knee
Employee was standing on the track of a D-9L dozer and turned to get back into the cab when he lost his footing, he grabbed the hand rail but turned wrong and pulled a muscle in his back.
The associate stepped onto the cantilever platform next to the conveyor structure the expanded metal grating gave way and the associate fell to the ground.
Employee was replacing teeth on a 992 loader, he was carrying one over to the loader and slipped and fell hitting his shoulder on the ground. He has worked with a pain in his shoulder, now he has decided to have it repaired. Doctors have told him that he has a small tear in his rotator cuff.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of a 365 Trac-Hoe and lost his footing. He fell approximately 4 feet to the ground injuring his back.
EE was preforming inventory at our warehouse and was walking across a deck plate that is used to unload semi trucks when she stumbled and fell.
Employee was climbing onto his D11 dozer and slipped and fell spraining his left hand.
EE was walking to his Front end loader and stepped in a small hole and twisted his knee. He worked the next day but decieded to take the 10th off to go to the doctor for an xray
Employee opened the door of his D11 dozer and stepped out onto the deck, he straddled the door to retrieve an air hose that was attached to the cab. The hose had been used for repairs. He went to throw the hose off and lost his grip and fell. He suffered a broken arm.
EE was taking off his coveralls when he slipped on the ice and pulled a muscle in his back.
EE was cleaning the tracks on his cat hoe, when he stepped on a rock and fell, landing on a rock. He cracked a rib.
Employee was climbing onto a D11 Dozer. He was stepping over from push arm to tracks and slipped and fell onto tracks. Went for xrays. Had a bruise on his rib cage.
EE was fueling a rock truck at the end of his shift and stumbled over the hose and twisted his knee. He worked the rest of that week, and all of the next week, but on Monday morning of the 23rd he said he had to go have it looked at.
Employee was standing on the stinger of a 657 scrapper power washing. The hose of the power washer become tangled under the tire of the pan and EE pulled on it. When it came loose it caused him to lose his balance and fall backwards about 4'6".
Employee was climbing onto Trac Hoe and slipped. He cut his leg on the track. He received 5 stitches.
Correction to E- Document 781351 EE was to report to work on Thursday night , but was unable to because his knee was bruised from previous days Accident.
Employee jumped from his mechanic's truck to put a fire out and when he returned to his truck he noticed his knee was hurting. He went to his doctor and his doctor told him to be off for 2 weeks.
EE was climbing onto a Komatsu 475 trackhoe to start it when he hit his knee on the track. He reported it to us and he said it wasn't bad enough to go home. He never missed a day till 1/14/08. He has went to doctors and they done a minor surgery on it. EE will be off for couple weeks.
Employee was working on 4400 TK bed. He was carrying a piece of steel, slipped on wet bed (from dew) and tried to catch himself from falling with his left hand. It bent his little finger backwards. Doctor said it tore tendons and for him to take two days off.
Was helping lube man change oil in dozer,needed a tool that was on hood of dozer ,climbed up to reach tool and slipped, on the way down hit his arm on a door that was open . went to hospital , he required 7 stiches
Rainy, wet, muddy. Employee was climbing the ladder on his lube truck when his foot slipped off of the ladder causing all his weight to be on his right arm. IT shot a pain down his arm.
Operator claimed he fell off a grader tire, falling down between tire and frame. This was on 09/13/06. Our Personel Director informed me last week that he now needs surgery. He never missed a day until now.
Stepped down from ladder onto frozen uneven ground, causing ankle to turn over, sprain.
While employee was climbing up equipment at start of shift, his footing slipped. He felt a pull in his shoulder and neck while still having ahold of the hand grab bar.
Employee was walking up steps to check the anti-freeze in the equipment when he slipped on a step and rammed his side into the hand rail.
LUBE MAN WAS GREASING CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE DECKING AND FELL OVER THE HANDRAIL LANDING ON HIS BACK APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET BELOW ON THE GROUND
Employee was climbing down off of the platform of a Cat 5130 Excavator attempting to put his foot on the first rung of the ladder when his footing slipped off the rung and the employee fell to the ground landing on his feet.
Emploee was climbing up ladder on rock truck and missed the hand rail falling approximately 5 feet to the ground landing on his left ankle.
An employee was descending down a front end loader and at the bottom step he turned while stepping to ground, lost his balance, twisted his knee and fell to ground.
Employee was descending down the ladder of an end dump and slipped on the second step from bottom and fell to ground.
Leaving at quitting time - EE was walking up a grade to his car at a fast pace to get out of the rain when he slipped in some mud and fell.