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Employee was climbing down from a 40 ton articulate dump truck that was wet and slipped on the access ladder step. He fell to the ground (less than 5') causing a sprain to his left knee
Operator had check fluid level in radiator and was descending when his foot slipped causing him to loose balance and fall to the ground. Operator landed on his right side with his right arm underneath him supporting most of his weight.
Employee was walking from equipment parking lot to the ee parking lot. As he proceeded walking down a gravel path, which has a 4.2 to 1 slope, his r. foot slipped & he twisted his r. knee. He did not report the incident until the next day. He was taken to Alcoa's Medical Dept. where he was diagnosed with a strain/sprained right knee. MRI is scheduled, ee is on limited duty
Employee was descending steps on a Cat 776D coal hauler when she missed a step causing her to loose her grip and fall to the ground resulting in a fracture to her right thumb and a bruise to her head.
Employee slipped on wet track surface causing loss of balance and a fall. Right leg and foot were caught between surfaces. Fall resulted in fracture of right tibia.
The Mine Electrician was walking behind a cable machine while moving power cable. He stepped on an uneven part of the walkway caused by a clod of dirt causing him to twist his right ankle and fall to the ground bumping his left knee.
The employee was dismounting a coal hauler utilizing a hydraulic safety ladder. Unknown to the employee, the ladder safety pins did not engage when the ladder extended. As the employee put his full weight on the ladder it lowered suddenly and engaged the locking pins. The jolt resulted in lower back pain to the employee.
EE WAS SETTING UP TO INSTALL PLATFORMS TO WORK FROM. HE NOTICED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 6' OFF THE FLOOR LEVEL. HE LEANED A STEP LADDER AGAINST THE WALL FOR A BETTER LOOK. THE LADDER WAS PLACED ON A SLOPE DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE FLOOR. AFTER CHECKING THE CRACK HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER. THE METATARSOL PART OF HIS BOOT CAUGHT THE BACK RUNG AND THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE FALL.
THE MACHINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIR. WORKERWAS SENT TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING REPAIRS. WORKERWAS TO INSTALL GUARDING AROUND THE MUFFLER ON THE REAR ENGINE. HE CARRIED THE GUARD TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE AND INADVERTENTLY FELL IN THE OPEN COMPARTMENT CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LOWER LEFT LEG REQUIRING SEVERAL SUTURES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REFUELING TRACTOR. UPON COMPLETING FUELING, THE EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING THE FUELING HOSE TO THE INSIDE OF THE BERMED FUEL STOR- AGE TANK AREA. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER THE BERM WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT CONTACTING EXPOSED PLASTIC SHEETING. AS EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT SHIFTED THE RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE PLASTIC CATCHING ON UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING ANKLE TO TURN INWARD.
THE WORKER WAS SERVICING THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER AT THE CENTRAL CRUSHER STOCKPILE. UPON FINISHING THE TASK, THE WORKER RETURNED TO THE LUBE TRUCK CAB BY PLACING BOTH FEET ON THE ACCESS STEP HOLD ING THE UPRIGHT GRAB IRON WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE REACHING FOR THE TRUCK DOOR HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX. 3'TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE.
WORKER WAS PULLED TO THE GROUND TWISTING RIGHT KNEE AS TRAIL CABLE BEING POSITIONED MOVED DUE TO SLACK SHIFTING AT A CROSSING POLE. THIS WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID CASE WITH THE WORKER PERIODI CALLY EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT. A DECISION WAS MADE FIR ORTHOSCOPIC OUTPATIENT SURGERY ON FRIDAY MAY 31, THE LAST DAY OF HIS WORK WEEK. THE WORKER RETURNED TO WORK ASSIGNMENTS ON MONDAY JUNE 3