WHILE TIGHTENING A SCREEN PANEL IN THE PREP PLANT AND STEPPING OUT OVER DISCHARGE CHUTE, EE STEPPED INTO AN OPENING ALONG THE DISCHARGE CHUTE AND STUMBLED, TWISTING HIS LOWER LEG AND ANKLE. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BUT ONLY AS A FIRST AID CASE. PAIN AND SWELLING PERSISTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE ON 7/29/04. EE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS.
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Showing all 9EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE OPERATING A HAND TOOL. IN THE EFFORT TO CATCH HIMSELF, STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF LOOSE COAL, 2"X 4"X 6", TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND FALLING. INITIAL DIAGNOSES INDICATE FRACTURE OF LOWER RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE ANKLE.
EE TRIPPED ON WATER LINE FALLING AND LANDING ON LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THAT SHIFT ON THRUS. 8-30-01`. PAIN AND SWELLING PERSISTED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO DR WHO DIAGNOSED WITH TORN BLOOD VESSELS AND ADVISED RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 9-6-01.
STEPPED OFF INSPECTION DECK OF ELEVATOR THINKING IT WAS FLUSH WITH LANDING. IT WASN'T AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. DR. HAS ADVISED NO WORK UNTIL 4-12-01 AND THEN RESTRICTED WORK UNTIL SWELLI NG LESSENS.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET BREAKER ON RAMCAR WHEN SHE SLIPPED & HYPEREXTENDED FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND NO ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE ON THIS DATE PAIN & SOME SWELLING PERSISTED AND ON 1/23/01 SH E SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. DR DIAGNOSED SLIGHT FRACTURE TO METACARPAL BONE. SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK AT NORMAL DUTIES
EE WAS REMOVING GUARD FOR REPAIR OF PLANT FEEDERWHEN GUARD WAS REMOVED THE DRIVE ARM CAME LOOSE,SWUNG DOWN KNOCKING HIM OFF THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON. HE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS BAC K ON THE GUARDING. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERE CONTUSIONS AND FRACTURED RIBS ON LOWER LEFT SIDE. HE TRIED TO RETURN TO WORK BUT THE PAIN WAS INTENSE& HE HAS BEEN OFF SINCE 10/30/00.
WASHING RAW COAL TUBE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE STEEL GRATING. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED A SEVERE CONTUSION. HE IS TO SEE DOCTOR AGAIN ON 9-28 FOR A RECHECK IF SWELLING LESSENS.
EE SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING ON EMBANKMENT AND FELL APPROX. SIX FEET. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOREARM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR FRACTURE.