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Miner was exiting dozer using three points of contact. When stepping onto track, his knee "popped" causing knee injury.
While climbing on to a step ladder to clean air conditioner core, the step ladder collapsed resulting in the miner falling to the ground striking head and back.
While mounting truck the miner lost the point of contact by missing handrail with his left hand resulting in him falling to the ground.
While dismounting truck, the operator slipped on top step loosing footing and fell to the ground.
Miner was performing preshift inspection. While walking around truck he slipped, falling onto his right ankle and foot. Resulting in broken foot.
While mounting haul truck the miner missed the top handhold on the ladder causing him to fall to the ground.
1 1/2" piece of angle iron (which supports walkway sections) failed allowing miner to fall through walkway to concrete floor below (approx 14'6" distance).
Victim was greasing boom of the loader when he stepped backward, missing his step point and fell to the ground approximately 4 feet.
Victim stepped from stepladder onto steel beam under coal breaker while working on belt line, losing balance after step and fell to the ground.
Victim was changing hose on D-11 blade hoist cylinder, slipped and fell to the ground.
Lifting pad and replacing it on dozer when lost footing and twisted knee.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 785 WHEN MUDDY BOOTS SLIPPED CAUSING FALL RESULTING IN BROKEN PELVIC BONE & BRUISED HIP.
SLIPPED ON PLATFORM AND FELL OFF MACHINE.
STEPPED INTO INDENTION (HOLE) IN MUD ON THE GROUND WITH LEFT FOOT CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST RESULTING IN FALL.
REPAIRING DRILL WHE SLIPPED ON PLATFORM HITTING CHIN & TEETH ON HANDRAIL CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STICH & BROKEN TOOTH.
CLIMBING OFF DOZER WHEN STEPPED ON GROUND TWISTED ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN OR STRAIN MUSCLE OR TENDON.
REMOVING COVERALLS WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FELL STRIKING KNEE ON GROUND & PULLING OR STRAINING MUSCLES OR TENDONS IN KNEE.
EE CLIMBED DOWN LADDER WHEN STEPPED ON GROUND FELT PAIN IN BACK. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED INJECTION AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.
CLIMBING ONTO DOZER WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK.
WORKING ON BREAKER FROM STEPLADDER WQHEN LADDER SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL. CHEST LANDED ON LADDER.
CHECKING EQUIPMENT FOR OIL LEAK WHEN TRIPPED ON ROCK AND FELL ON ROCK CAUSING A BROKEN RIB AND BRUISING.
GREASING LIFT CYLINDERS ON DOZER SLIPPED HITTING LEG/KNEE ON BLADE ARM CAUSING BRUISING TO KNEE/THIGH REQUIRING DRAINAGE BY PHYSICIAN.
DISMOUNTING DRILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.
CLIMBING OFF DOZER WHEN SLIPPED HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON BLADE ARM AND TWISTING KNEE.
FILLING WATER TRUCK WITH 6" HOSE. HOSE CONNECTION STUCK, USED FEET TO LOOSEN CONNECTION LOST BALANCE FALLING ON FACE CAUSING SCRAPES TWISTING NECK MUSCLES.
FIXING CYLINDER ON SHOVEL FROM LADDER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND CAUSING EE TO FAL HITTING GROUND CAUSING TORN LIGAMENTS IN ANKLE.