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INJURED HAD SPENT TWO SHIFTS PREVIOUS WORKING IN A MOVABLE CHUTE.THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE INJURY IS UNKNOWN BUT HIS RIGHT KNEE BECAME INFLAMMED AND SWOLLEN.HE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR AN INFECTION CAUSED BU DIRT AND MATERIAL IMBEDDED IN THE SKIN OF HIS KNEE.IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE KNEELING IN THE CHUTE DURING REPAIRS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON 7B PEBBLE MILL LUBE SYSTEM. WHILE WALKING NEAR THE FEED END OF THE PEBBLE MILL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK ADN TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF MEDI CAL COLLATEROL LIGAMENT STRAIN. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPL WALKING BY CONVEYOR STEPED ON PEBBLES ON WALKWAY TWISTING RIGHT LEG.FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN-MUSCULAR STRAIN TO GROIN.PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN INTO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER SLIDE AREA TO SET A LADDER INTO THE CRUSHER IN ORDER TO MEASURE CONCAVES HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS L ANDKLE RESULTING IN A IN A DIAGNOSIS OF CONTUSION ABRASION CALF ON 12-2-88 IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS FRACTURE OF FIBULA AND HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK
EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 10-30-88 DUE TO PAIN AND SWELLING OF HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON 3-26-84, HE WAS KNEELING ON FLOOR TO CONNECT WIRES AND KNELT ON A SMALL OBJECT. THE DOCTOR FEL T HE HAD A MENSICAL TEAR AT THE TIME BUT SYMTOMS WERE NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY SPECIFIC TREATMENT. DUE TO A RECURANCE OF SYMTOMS AT THIS TIME HE SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY.
INJURED WAS CHANGING LINERS IN 32-1 CONVEYOR DISCHARGE CHUTE ON OPENING THE DOOR AT TAIL END 33-1 CONVEYOR HE STEPPED ON PELLETS TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE NOTE HE HAD RETURNED TO WORK ON 0712 FRO M A VOLLEYBALL INJURY TO THE LEFT KNEE ON 0625
ON 7-14-88 INJURED WAS WALKING FROM STALL #1 TO THE PARTS ROOM AND WHILE CROSSING #6 STALL HE STEPPED ON A PELLET AND HURT HIS LEFT INSTEP I. ANAME SAW THE DR ON 8-1-88 WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM VACATION
INJURED WAS COMPLETING HIS DAILY CHECKS ON 9 SHOVEL AND WAS DESCENDING THE BOARDING LADDER. UPON STEPPING TO THE GROUND, HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE INWARD CAUSING PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DISC. FLANGE ON 3A#8 CYCLONE. HE WAS KNEELING ON THE CHECKER PLATE THAT IS PART OF THE CYCLONE AND HIS KNEE GOT SORE. EDIAGNOSIS: CONTUSION, TENDONITIS LEFT PATELLAR TE NDON. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 5 SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME ON 6-7-88 WITH RECURRENT KNEE PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING WAS REPLACING BROKEN LINKS IN PULL DOWN CHAIN DRILL. WHILE LOOKING FOR SPARE LINKS IN TOOL BOX IN DRILL MACHINE HOUSE HE BRUSHED HIS KNEE SLIGHTLY ON THE TOOL BOX WHILE KNEELING AND PLACED HIS KNEE ON THE FLOOR AT THE POINT WHERE TOOL BOX MET THE FLOOR.
WHEN ENTERING THE MILL THROUGH THE OPENING OF THE FEED END OF THE MILL STEPPING THROUGH THE HOLE HE STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LT KNEE HE HAD INJURED THIS KNEE BEFORE AND HAD SURG ERY ON IT
EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE FISHER CONTROL VALVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF 12B CYCLONE SUMP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK WITH HIS RT FOOT RESULTING IN A DIAGONOSIS OF SPRAIN A NKLE HE WAS PLA7ED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE WEEK
EMPL 3 OYEE WAS REMOVING A PAN OF PELLETS(25LBS.)FROM OVEN.WHEN HE TURNED TO PLACE PELLETS ON THE SCALE HE STEPPED ON A PELLET AND SLIPPED.WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN HIS 6ALANCE HE WRENCHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HAS PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES AND RIGHT HIP AND LEF RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF DORSO-LUMBO STRAIN.HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM W
WHILE CROSSING 7HE MINE PARKING LOT ON HIS WAY IN TO WORK EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PEBBLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A DIAGNOSIS OF LIGAMENT TEAR RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE CLEANING 6P THEIR TOOLS AFTER THE JOB WAS DONE,ROY STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL INTO HIS PARTNER TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A SPRAY BAR IN 7 CONVEYOR DROP CHUTE.WHEN HE ENTERED THE CHUTE HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE.DIAGNOSIS IS STRAINED RIGHT AC JOINT1
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING BATTERIES THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM OLD MAINTENANCE CARTS FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER.HE WAS STANDING ON THE PALLET WITH THE BATTERIES,PICKED UP A BATTERY,TURNED TO PUT OT TO PUT IT ON TH9 OTHER PALLET,STEPED ON A SLAT WITH A KNOT IN IT CAUS ING IT TO BREAD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN LIGAMENT STRAIN TO RIGHT TO RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS3CHANGING OIL IN #9 CONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT ON LINE 17.HE WAS WORKING OFF OF A CATWALK INSTALLED ALONG SIDE OF THE HEAD END OF THAT CONVEYOR.THE CATWALK IS INSTALLED AT AN ANGLE TO COINCIDE WITH T2E CONVEYOR. WHEN HE TOOK A STEP BACK WHILE CHANGING OIL,THERE WERE A FEW SMALL PEBBLES ON CATWALK,HE STEPPED ON THEM CAUSING HIS FOOT TO TURN AND STRAINED HIS TOE.
I NAME WAS GOIN1 FROM THE PICKUP HOIST AREA TO HIS LOCKER AND FHIS LEFT HEEL CAUGHT THE CORNER OF A CHANNEL IRON WHICH WAS LAYING ON T HE FLOOR WHICH SERVES AS A GUTTER TO CATCH ANY DRIPPINGS FROM THE 55 GAL3BARRELS ON THE BARREL STORAGE RACK
HE WAS CLEANING3DOZER WINDOWS. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER BLADE ARM, HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS MAKING A ROUTINE CHECK ON #3 BOILER HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE PLATFORM IN FROMT OF BOILER ON THE WEST END. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A PIPE NIPPLE LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS3RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN LIGAMENT STRAIN OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
AFTER SETTING GRILL ASSEMBLY ON THE FLOOR I NAME WAS GOING TO REMOVE CHAIN HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON ANKLE IRON GRILL BASE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
I NMAE WAS WALKING FROM HIS CAR IN PARKING LOT TO DRY STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED IF ASNKLE.
EMP WAS WALKING IN AISLE NEXT TO CONVEYOR STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN RT ANKLE
STEPPED ON CHUNK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING AROUND THE NORTH SET OF PUMPS AFTER CHECKING OIL IN THEM HE WAS GOING TO THE SOUTH SET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND SMALL ROCKS RESULTING IN A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE