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Employee was moving miner cable out of roadway and stepped into a hole and felt pain in back and hip.
Employee was taking air reading on top overcast. Coming down steps on overcast he midjudged last step causing him to fall backward hitting on his lower back and tailbone.
Employee walked between line to hang halo spray bar. He started to rehang halo spray. When entering spot to reach chain, caught right boot toe on toe plate. Felt some knee pain but no medical attention needed at that time.
Ee was climbing up stairs of forklift when his left foot slipped off of top step his left leg went under forklift. He was holding onto both handles when slipped. Right knee ligament was strained.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN FROM LIGHT HOUSE TO MINE PORTALS AND SLIPPED ON FROZEN HAUL ROAD. HIS LEG WENT BACK UNDER HIS BODY - BROKE RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF PLATE ON CRUSHER. HE WENT TO MOVE OUT THE THE WAY TO POSITION HIMSELF TO PULL THE PLATE. THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES CAUGHT ON THE BASE OF THE CRUSHER, RESULTING IN TWISTING OF LEFT KNEE. FIRST DAY OFF WORK 1/31/06.
Was getting out of deck of scoop. Area was muddy, twisted his left knee.
Employee was installing belt hangers with Fletcher drill when he stepped across T-bar and twisted his left knee.
Employee was walking across section and slipped and fell on loose material. (Started missing work 10/18/2004).
EMPLOYEE HAD POURED A BAG OF CHEMICAL INTO A FEEDER BOX. HE WANTED TO SEE HOW MUCH CHEMICAL WAS IN THE FEEDER. HE FOUND A METAL BOX TO CLIMB ONTO LOOK INTO THE FEEDER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS HEAD AND RIGHT HIP.
EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING THE GUARD SHACK, SWEEPING THE FLOOR. HE HAD TO MOVE A SMALL COOLER TO SWEEP UNDER IT, HE STEPPED ON THE FLOOR & IT GAVE WAY W/HIM. HIS RT. FOOT WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR WHILE HIS LEFT FOOT/LEG WENT UNDERNEATH HIM.
EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS FROM SECOND FLOOR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO HIS CAR, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE ON SOME STEPS, FELL INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ON CHECK A DOOR AND HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS ON AN EXTENSION LADDER TRYING TO FREE AN OVERHEAD ROLL-UP TYPE DOOR THAT WAS STUCK. THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE LANDED ONHIS FEET BUT THE IMPACT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT HEEL.