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Employee was installing a new seat, in a CAT Enddump cab. In the process of pulling the seat he lost his grip and fell back into the cab firewall with his left shoulder.
Employee was walking slipped and fell, due to water on the floor and broke his femur bone.
Employee was exiting down a boarding ladder, from work plaform and felt the knee pop.
While conducting a foot patrol, the security officer started to lose balance on an icy spot. In the process of regaining her balance, she felt a strain in her lower back.
After washing off the oil accumulation on his equipment, at the wash bay. Employee was walking towards washer wand storage bracket. He slipped on ice and landed on his left knee.
Employee was walking towards changeroom in the change room building. She felt a pain in her left knee after she missteped on ramp. Employee worked until March 9, 2011, had surgery on the torn menious in the left knee.
Employee was applying upward pressure to 4 inch all thread with a 5 foot pry bar. The bar slipped off the all thread causing the employee to fall from the second step of the ladder he was working from. The employee struck his left knee. The employee has been precribed meds & restrictions. (These were for a similar injury at their own Shop and do not apply to this report)
Tripped over washdown hose while washing a conveyor tunnel. The walkway has a metal grade (expanded metal). When employee fell his finger got caught in the expanded metal and over extended his finger. The over extending cause the skin to rip apart.
Walking out on shop apron step on frozen mud. His knee shifted and while lifting his other leg, placed upper body weight on left knee. Felt a pain in the knee joint and visited a doctor. The incident happened on February 5, 2010 however had surgery done on March 2, 2010 and started the miss day from schedule.
Employee over extended his knee while dismounting a dragline shoe step. The distance between the step and ground was approximately 3 feet to the ground.
Employee fractured left ankle when he twisted it on uneven ground.
Employee had shoulder pain after grabbing a hand rail when he lost his balance while standing on a loader battery box. After a MRI was done, it was determined that damage was done around the shoulder rotary cuff. Employee was put on restricted work on April 8, 2009.
An employee fell 4 feet from the deck of a lowboy while dismounting a front end loader vertical ladder.
It is unknown when an employee sustained a concussion while on the job.
Employee tripped in meeting room, twisting her left knee.
Employee completed washing a dozer when he stepped in a pothole in the washbay. As a result, strained his right knee.
Trip & fall. When entering a trailer used for temporary security post she tripped on a wheel well cover inside the trailer. Fell & injured right knee. Released to sedentary work 4/10/06. Recheck 4/12/06. Released to sedentary work.
Employee was working on rail car cable. He was trying to reach the J-box to dial in new car settings when he missed a step while climbing over hitch area. He fell backwards onto the air brake actuator cylinder assembly resulting in fractured ribs.
The employee was egressing from his work station (down the coal plant control tower stairway) to perform hopper cleaning duties. As he was coming down the stairway he twisted his knee and heard a pop in his left knee as he stepped down from the last step. His left knee was termed a strain at the medical facility and was returned back to work without restrictions.
Employee was laying out surface delays when he stepped over a surface trunkline with his right foot and buckled his knee. He lost his balance momentarily but didn't fall. His right knee twisted when the soft drill cutting gave way while transferring his body weight from his left foot to his right foot.
Reported late on 3/31/03: while loading a hoist pedestal pin into a maint. truck the EE slipped in a muddy area he stepped into and strained his left knee. The EE initially reported to his shop supervisor on 3/27/03 and (allegedly) reported to the 8750 outage supervisor on 3/31/03. The EE was given first aid treatment and returned back to full duty the same day.
WHILE SHUTTING OFF THE IRRIGATION VALVE AT BARBER LOAD OUT POND, EE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD LANDING ON AN EXPANDED METAL PLATFORM. SHE FELL ON HER RT. KNEE RESULTING IN 2 SMALL LACER ATIONS. SHE WAS TREATED AT MESA OCCUPATIONAL & SPORTS MEDICINE WHERE SHE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEANUP THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DOZER IN THE AREA 3 SHOP. EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT AND SLIPPED ON THE FRAME &FELL AGAINST THE DOZER FRAME. SHE SUSTAINED MINO R LACERATIONS TO HER FOREARM; CONTUSIONS AND INFLAMMATION TO HER KNEE AND A CERVICAL THORACIC STRAIN. SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. SCHEDULED FOR CHIROPRACTOR.
WHILE EE WAS SERVICING GRD191 GRADER AT DIXON PIT, HE STEPPED OFF THE TANDEM AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION OIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP & FELL TO THE GROUND. AS HE FELL, HE GR ABBED THE HANDHOLD BUT FELL ONTO THE WIGGINS FUEL NOZZLE PROTECTIVE COVER & BROKE 2 RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL ATTN @ MESA OCCUPATIONAL & SPORTS MEDICINE.
THE AIR HOSE TO THE CHIPPING FUN WAS PUNCTURED CAUSING A LOT OF COAL DUST TO BLOW AROUND. DUE TO THE POOR VISIBILITY EE WAS TRYING TO THROW THE AIR HOSE AND THE CHIPPING GUN OUT OF THE CHUTE A ND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL OFF THE SCAFFOLD BOARD FOUR FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CRUSHER RINGS LANDING OFF THE SCAFFOLD BOARD FOUR FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CRUSHER RINGS LANDING ON HIS LEF
EE SLIPPED ON A STEP OF A FUEL/LUBE TRUCK WHILE DISMOUNTING. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON A LADDER RUNG & TRANSFERRED THE LOAD TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN HIS SHOULDER SOCKE T & A SLIGHT STRAIN IN HIS TRICEPS AREA. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 10/22 & WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTIVE DUTY. ON 1/9/01 MRT SHOWED PARTIALTEAR TO ROTATOR CUFF. OFF DUTY FOR SURGERY.
WHILE INSPECTING THE 8750 DRAGLINE REVOLVING FRAME MODIFICATION, EE MISSED HIS FOOTING AND FELL OTNO A SHARP CORNER OF A METAL WALL. EE'S RIGHT SHIN WAS LACERATED RESULTING IN SIX STITCHES.
THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT FILTERS ON EDD206 COAL DRILL.WHILE HE WAS LAYING DOWN THE COTTER PIN AND TOOLS HR LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE FOLD DOWN PLATFORM AND FELL ONTO THE DECK.