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The mechanic was working on a skid-mounted pump when EE's right foot slid into an opening, causing EE to twist EE's left ankle.
The employee partially dislocated a shoulder when they fell to the ground.
Employee was working on haul truck ladder in the shop. As EE walked past the ladder it moved from the stowed position, knocking EE to the ground in the process. Employee's left fibula was fractured as a result of the accident.
Employee sprained ankle while dismounting motor-grader.
Employee lost balance and fell to the ground while dismounting dozer. Employee suffered a fractured left heel.
EE missed step while dismounting excavator and contacted the ground hard on EE's feet. EE began feeling pain in EE's right leg and back days later but kept working through 12/27, the end of EE's rotation. On 12/30, while off work, the employee went to EE's doctor for lingering pain. Doctor ordered MRI and would not release employee back to work until the MRI was completed.
While dismounting equipment, employee stepped on uneven surface of coal seam, turning and spraining ankle.
Mechanic was climbing down after troubleshooting a maintenance issued in the engine compartment of a bulldozer. Their foot slipped on the bottom step causing them to fall against service truck resulting in a small laceration on the right side of head.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CATERPILLER D-11 DOZER ON UNEVEN GROUND IN NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS. WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS FOOT WAS ON TOP OF A CLOD OF DIRT. WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEI GHT TO THE RIGHT FOOT TO CONTINUE THE DISMOUNT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CLOD, WHICH CAUSED HIS KNEE TO "POP".