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Employee states he was tightening the wheel and the wrench slipped, causing him to fall with right leg under him. "REPORT BEING FILED UNDER PROTEST"
Employee stated he was cleaning windows on truck - stepped on lower step mounted to the fuel tank causing it to break. He alleges his right leg hit the ground while his left foot remained on step.
Employee fell while exiting from truck, striking his right thumb on a pod cap.
He says he was walking to truck and slipped and fell. We had a witness that says he saw him walk to truck and get in and didn't fall. WE ARE FILING UNDER PROTEST
He said he was checking his tires at the end of his shift to make sure they was not flat. He did this by kicking them He was kicking with right foot when his left foot slipped. He tried to prevent fall by bringing his right foot down.
Employee states that he was walking to a truck to perform scheduled maintenance when he twisted his ankle and fell on his knee.
EE was using a come-a-long to secure a steel frame to the forks of a forklift to move to another location. While pulling on the come-a-long, his feet were muddy and he slipped. While catching himself,to keep from falling in the mud, he grabbed the steel beam and felt like he may have sprained his right arm.
Employee slipped from truck while exiting truck.
While exiting truck, he slipped on middle step. He stated that he grabbed handrail, swung around and hit his left shoulder on bed of truck, then fell to the ground.
EE alleges an incident/injury on 3/31807. There are no known witnesses. The company became knowledgeable on 7/26/07, when he called and reported the incident. The company does not ackowledge this claim.
Employee with another employee fell from push beam on a highwall miner, He was in the launch pad area. He recieved medication only. He return tow his next regular shift at full capacity. Medical reportable only no work days lost.
Employee with another employee fell from push beams on a highwall miner, Employee was in the lanch pad area. He struck the ground and was unconicous for approx. 2 minutes. He return to work his next regular shift at full capacity. Medical reportable only no work days lost.
Employee jumped off truck bed instead of using ladder on side of truck; injury to his right foot.
EE was installing the bolts in the front of hood to the radiator from a ladder when he fell and fractured his right ankle/leg and foot. He was working at Fola Coal at the time of the accident on a 685 E dresser Haul Truck.
Employee said he was getting out truck. He slipped and fell, hitting his head.
Employee stated that while climbing down from dozer, he slipped off track and sprained his right ankle.
EE WAS WALKING ON PALLETS THAT HAD BEEN PLACED IN DITCH LINE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WATER DRAINAGE TO GOB BIN AREA. EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE STEPPING ON PALLET AND ALSO SPRAINED BACK
Employee stated that he was getting out of truck & stepped on a large piece of coal. He fell to the ground.
EE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON TRUCK. EE TURNED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING FROM TRUCK TO GROUND
Employee attempted to descend the side of the static thickener using a piece of grading as a handhold. Grading came loose causing him to fall.
EE WAS EXITING WA1200 KOMATSU FRONT END LOARDER FOR A LUNCH BREAK, AS EE WAS WALKING ACROSS DECK EE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
Employee stated that he slipped and sprained his ankle while getting out of truck.
Employee stated that he slipped on oil while checking brakes-sprained ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A D11 DOZER & HE WAS STEPPING OFF TRACK TO PUSH ARM STEP, HE SLIPPED SCRAPING HIS RT. ARM & BUMPING HIS RT. KNEE. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/8/04 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS & THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT THE BED OF 1 TON PARIS TRUCK, AND WHILE CLIMBING UP INTO THE BED, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON THE SIDE OF THE BED. THE RESULT WAS LACERATI ON REQUIRING 2 STITCHES AND A TOOTH WAS KNOCKED OUT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS WORKED.
EE WAS STEPPING FROM HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. HE STEPPED ONTO FROZEN MATERIAL FALLING TO THE GROUND. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS GETTING OFF MANTRIP(SCHOOL BUS #4) TO GET ONTO HIS EQUIPMENT. AS HE WAS EXITING HIS FEET HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS RESULTING IN A TWIST TO HIS RT. KNEE. WE WERE INFORMED THAT A MINOR TEAR TO HIS KNEE EXISTED ON 2/13/03 AND THAT THE EE COULD NOT WORK AND MAY NEED SURGERY. AT THIS TIME THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
EE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING BEAMS, CONDITIONS WERE WET & MUDDY & HIS FEET SLIPPED RESULTING IN A TWIST TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. FOLA WAS NOTIFIED ON 1/30/03 THAT EE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK UNT IL FURTHER EVALUATION. AT THIS TIME THE OCCURRENCE BECAME REPORTABLE
EMPLOYEE LAID LADDER AGAINST PUSH ARM OF A D11R STARTED TO CLIMB OFF LADDER SLIPPED OUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND ON RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS CHARGING COOLANT IN #309 785 CAT ROCK TRUCK. AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED DUE TO OIL ON HIS BOOT & WET STEPS. HE FELL TO THE GROUND ONTO HIS BACK. THE EE CONTIN UED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 7/2/02. AT THIS TIME THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO DAYS LOST.
FOREMAN LEANED LADDER AGAINST WAIST OIL HEATER TO CHANGE AIR FLOW. DID NOT OPEN LADDER PROPERLY. STARTED CLIMBING LADDER WHICH STARTED SLIDING AWAY FROM HEATER AND FOREMAN FELL OFF LADDER ONTO TRANSMISSION JACK LANDING ON HIS BACK, BRUISINGIT.
EE HAD COMPLETED SERVICING #116 DOZER AND WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS INTO THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE TURNED TO ENTER THE TRUCK AND HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT IN THE MUD. THE EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE TEARING L IGAMENTS IN HIS KNEE.
EE WAS CLEANING BACK WINDOW OF 988 FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL FORWARD OFF THE EQUIPMENT BETWEEN THE HANDRAILS.
EE STATED THAT HE FELL WHILE DISMOUNTING DOZER. NO WITNESS TO ALLEGED INCIDENT & EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO MGT PRIOR TO PROPERTY ON HIS SHIFT. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT FOR 4 DAYS(DAYS OF F IN HIS REGULAR WORK SCHEDULE). THE EE STATED THAT HE HAD SEVERAL ITEMS IN HIS HANDS & SLIPPED & FELL IN A SITTING POSITION. THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, SUBMITTING DUE TO TIME FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF LOADER BOOM HOOKING UP HOIST LINES, OIL WAS ON BOOM, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HAD RIGHT FOOT HUNG, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.