Employee was getting on the dozer at the beginning of the shift. Their foot slipped. They smacked their left knee off the blade.
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Showing all 17Employee was completing pre-work inspection on equipment when employee slipped into a piece of metal striking the side of right foot.
EE was getting down from the loader at the end of shift. EE slipped off the last step, jammed left knee, felt & heard a pop.
EE was on a ladder thawing the tail wheel skirting on the spiral plant. When EE was climbing down, the ladder slipped and EE fell approx. 4 feet landing on EE's right side. EE did not seek medical attention until 03/18/19.
Employee was entering pump house, EE slipped & went down on the left knee.
Employee heard a "whining" noise from D65PX, thought a hose may have blown or had a leak. Employee got out of cab & was standing on R side track to look at hydraulic sight glass. Employee slipped off the track and landed on feet on the ground (approx. 3 ft). Employee twisted a knee & jarred their neck.
on catwalk that accesses conveyor line; slipped; put out hands to break fall; came in contact with conveyor line.
Hooking cables from crane to screen, lower brace shifted causing screen to pivot, EE slipped twisting his left knee.
EE was fueling dozer, he tripped over frozen material and fell straining the area behind his right knee.
Employee was walking up stairs, he slipped on a step and hit his right knee on the corner of the steps.
EE slipped off of the fuel tank ladder while filling the fuel truck. He stopped himself with his right arm on the the ladder hand rail, the sudden jerk hurt his right shoulder.
Two employees were lifting a rock approx. 100 lbs off the pusher table when one tripped over a rock on the ground, fell and the rock fell on his leg.
REPLACING SCREENS ON SCALPER VIBRATOR, EE SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS STEPPING UP ON A HAULPAK, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON STONES UNDER HIS FEET.
EE FELL IN CRUSHER AND HURT BACK, EE WAS ADVISED BY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO GO TO HOSPITAL, EE SAID HE'D BE ALL RIGHT AND WENT HOME. HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK, ANSWERED OR RETURNED PHONE CAL LS, HAS NOT GONE THROUGH PROPER CARE PROCEDURES.
EE WAS EMPTYING A WHEELBARROW. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE WA-800 LOADER, WHEN HE SLIPPED/FELL FROM THE 3RD STEP TO THE GROUND.