INJURED WAS WALKING IN MINE, TRIPPED ON LOOSE DEBRIS, FELL STRIKING RAIL WITH LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
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Showing all 34EE WAS WALKING FROM WOMEN'S DRESSING AREA TO MINE ENTRANCE FOR START OF THE DAY. WHILE DESCENDING A SMALL BANK EE STEPPED ON ROCK, LOST FOOTING, AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED FELL STRIKING MINE FLOOR WITH LEFT KNEE.
WALKING THRU PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER SEPPED IN HOLE TWISTED LEFT KNEE LOST TIME BEGAN 08-29-94
EMPLOYEE EXITED SHUTTLE CAR AND SLIPPED ON PIECE OF SLATE INJURING LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE WALKING, EE SLIPPED & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
HANGING BRATTICE CLOTH, SLIPPED ON PILE OF LOOSE COAL INJURY RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE WALKING EE TRIPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK AND FELL TO MINE FLOOR. ABRASION TO SHIN AREA BECAME INFECTED EE IS A DIABETIC.
EE WAS WATCHING 670 CHUTE IN THE EVENT THAT A CHUTE PLUG WOULD OCCUR. WHEN THE CHUTE STARTED TO PLUG THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE AREA WHERE HE WAS STANDING HE WASNT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS STOPPING HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE CUTTING OUT OBSOLETE WASH PLANT EQUIPMENT, EE WAS MOVING TO ANOTHER AREA TO BEGIN CUTTING SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT ON 2ND FLOOR LEVEL, WHILE MOVING ACROSS FLOOR DECKING, A PIECE OF FLOOR PLA T FELL FROM UNDER EE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO 1ST FLOOR LEVEL.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THROW A TRACK SWITCH EMPLOYEE FELL ADN STRUCK BACK ON A STEEL RAIL.
CLEANING OFF TOP OF MINER, WHILE GETTING OFF OF MINER EMPLOYEE FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER REPAIRING FRONT DOOR OF SUPPLY HUT AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER THE SECOND STEP FROM THE BOTTOM BROKE THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS LOADING ON A PALLET OF C EMENT MIX INJURING HIS BACK
WHILE SHOVELING AT BELT LINE/CRUSHER EMPLOYEE FELL AND LACERATED LEFT ELBOW.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS A BRIDGEKMEPLOYEE STPPED INTO A HOLE COVERED WITH MUD AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE CARRYING PLANT EMPLOYEE FELL AND INJURED LEFT KNEE.
WHILE DESCENDING LADDER THAT EE USED WHILE GREASING HEAVY EQUIPMENT IT KICKED OUT CAUSING EE TO FALL 5 FT TO GROUND BELOW.
WHILE WORKING TO HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE FROM HEAVY EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND. LACERATION REQUIRED 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
WHILE CARRING PLANKS EMPLOYEE TWISTED & SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES IN SHUTTLE CAR RUTS. BECAME REPORTABLE AS OF 5-10-93, NO TIME LOST AS OF THE PRESENT.
WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS ON BARGE, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER TURNBUCKLE INJURING LOWER BACK, BECAME REPORTABLE AS OF 4-22-93.
WHILE WALKING IN THE RIVER BELT TUNNEL, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON FROZEN COAL, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURE HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE ACCOMPANYING ASHA D.A.R. EE, THE INJURED WAS CROSSING AN OVERCAST WHEN THE PLANKING USED FOR STEPS COLLAPSED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. UPON FALLING HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A CRIB, HE ALSO INJURED HIS LEFT ELBOW & FOREARM, RIGHT ELBOW FOREARM AND HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 2/16/93.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING KEROSENE RESERVOIRS WHICH ARE USED TO KEEP TRAMBUCKETS FROM FREEZING. AFTER REFILLING THE RESERVOIRS HE STRIGHTED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TRAMBUCKED GUIDEROPE. HIS HAND HAT FELL OFF AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
WHILE PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF SCOOP INJURING LOWER BACK.
WHILE CLEANING A METAL HESSPIT SCREEN, EMPLOYEE FELL AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON THE SCREEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MOTOR BARN TIPPED AND STUCK HIS HAND OUT OT CATCH HIMSELF AND INJURED WRIST.
WHILE CHANGING LIGHTBULBS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DESCEND A LADDER LOST FOOTING HURT RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT LEG.
EE WAS BORDING TRACK DURING THIS PROCEDURE HE PLACE HIS FOOT ON RAIL HE THEN SLIPPED ON RAIL FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK THIS ACCIDENT BECAME ON LTA ON 1-7-92.
THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WRE CARRYING APUMP MOTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND WATER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS ACRRYING A 7 FOOT PIECE OF HOSE HE STATED THAT HE APPARENTLY TRIPPED ON THE HOSE AND FELL DOWN A SET OF STAIRS,A FALL OF APPROX 3 FEET.HE LANDED ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW ON BOTH KNEES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON AC PUMP & LOST HIS FOOTING HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF INJURING HIS RT HAND EMPLOYEE HAS NOT LOST ANY DAYS FROM REGULAR JOB HE MAY NEED SURGERY LATER
HEAVY SNOW COVERING AN ICE PATCH.THE INJURED WAS WALKING OUTSIDE OUR PREPARATION PLANT STEPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE PATCH FELL TO GROUND(SAME LEVEL) FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE ASCENDING STAIR, STRUCK LEG AGAINST EDGE OF STAIRTREAD, CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT SHIN WHICH REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
CRANE TIRES WET & MUDDY,TRAILER WET & SLIPPERY,GROUND SOFT.