Employee was working on the Skid Steer Loader. Upon entering the cab of the loader, employee slipped on the wet smooth surface of the loader bucket and injured their left leg and ankle. Employee reported they did manage to maintain three points of contact with their two hands on the grab bars and one foot on the inside of the bucket.
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Showing 50 of 201Employee was walking down slope next to Off Road Diesel Fuel Tank with Fuel Hose in hand. Employee 'lost footing' falling on right arm and shoulder. Employee stated cannot lift right arm without extreme pain. Dry Soil Conditions, Dry Weather, Sunny with few clouds, Hot Temperature 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Lifting bales of hay from pickup truck box. Off work since 4-9-21.
Injury occurred on 5/9/2019. EE did not seek medical attention until 7/11/2019. Was tightening vice and pulled left shoulder.
Repairing vibrator screen - leaned on screen, sliver of screen caused superficial puncture wound to left forearm.
Placing electrical conduit - Twisted right leg. Incident occurred on 10/20/2017 - put on restrictions on 11-21-17.
Dumping load - Malfunction on hydraulic system - Box came down - rocking truck causing injury to employee's back.
Injury occurred on 10/16/16 -did not receive MRI results until 11/11/16 - working but receiving PT. Driving pickup - vehicle veered off to side of road - struck rock with under carriage - bounced arm on center arm rest resulting in stress fracture.
Injury occurred 3/15/16 - unable to work beginning 6-27-16
Injury occurred on 3/4/16, did not go to the doctor until 3/10/2016. Off work since 3/11/2016. Removing covers from generator set, twisted left knee causing sprain of ligament of knee and aggravating osteoarthritis.
Changing bushing in blade tilt cylinder - cylinder shifted pinching finger between bushing and blade arm.
Trying to move wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow was frozen to ground, employee forced wheelbarrow out of frozen material, when it broke free employee fell backward striking EE's lower back on a board.
Foreign material entered eye - saw dust
While using a hammer and chisel, a piece of steel broke and entered left wrist, requiring two sutures.
Material fell from floor above, foreign material entered right eye.
Walking on snow cover ground - slipped fell injuring occurred on 12/11/14 did not seek medical attention until 12/15/14 - off work since 12/15/14.
Exiting D-11 Dozer-slipped on track-twisted right leg. Did not seek medical attention until 11/24/14, off since 11/25/14
Installing vibrator deck frame - frame shifted pinning leg between vibrator and fine coal beater
Descending steps twisted right knee. Accident occurred 10/2/14 did not seek medical attention until 10/8/14 off since 10/8/14
Did not report accident till 8/4/14. Walked into vibrator - bumping left side of chest
Pulling on wrench-wrench slipped-put arm down to break fall-sprained wrist
Standing near heater, coveralls ignited causing burns to back legs, possible foreign material on coveralls.
Carrying a 5 gal. pail of refuse material claimed injury occurred on 10/25/13 did not report injury until 10/29/13 off work starting 10/30/13.
Disconnecting power screen - finger pinched between frame and truck wheel guard - requiring sutures.
Injury occurred on 7/8/13 - off work since 9/6/13 for physical therapy.
Welding - foreign material in eye.
Weed wacking grass at sub station - back strain.
Getting off hoist motor, stopping onto beam, slipped fell to floor landing on feet.
Descending ladder on drill - Ladder slid - Jarring left leg - sprain left ankle.
Bending - pulling cuttings away from drill hole w/hoe
Working off 2nd rung of ladder, slipped & fell into door latch, pulling abdomen. Did not seek medical attention until 7-17-13 off work starting 7/18/13
Cleaning windshield on D-11 dozer - hit hand on exhaust pipes.
Walking to dragline slipped and fell
Replacing belt on vibrator - pinched hand between belt & pulley
Changing belts on crusher finger caught between belt and sheave. Avulsion requiring sutures.
Working on manlift to install new house crane in 8700 dragline. While setting limit switches for crane operation, check valve on manlift basket malfunctioned causing basket to tip. Wearing the proper PPE (harness) prevented him from falling, although the jarring action caused injury to left shoulder.
Working on manlift to install new house crane in 8700 dragline. While setting limit switches for crane operation, check valve on manlift basket malfunctioned causing basket to tip. Wearing the proper PPE (harness) prevented him from falling, although the jarring action caused injury to left shoulder.
Diagnosis w/carpal tunnel both hands on 7-31-12 did not seek treatment until 3/4/13
Twisted leg getting off dragline. Pulled arm to avoid fall. Accident occurred 7/31/12. Off work since 8/14/12.
Walking toward vehicle slipped in mud - jammed right arm against vehicle - fell back and grabbed vehicle - pulled arm. Did not seek medical attention until 11/8/12 - off since 11/8/12.
Cutting tooth wedges on drag line bucket w/ torch hot slag fell onto shoe burning hole into shoe and burn to top of left foot. Accident occurred on 6/19/12 did not seek medical attention until 7/2/12 off work starting 7/3/12
Bending under mirror banged hat on mirror forehead hit bracket bolt causing laceration to forehead requiring sutures.
Working on spray bar w/pipe wrench, wrench slipped pinching finger between wrench & metal plate.
Walking in dragline tripped/slipped on grading fell on right knee. Did not seek medical attention till 4/2/12 off since that date.
Climbing onto haul truck front end loader bumped truck causing movement of truck jarring EE. Treatment date 3/26/12 off since 3/27/12.
Mounting haul truck-foot slipped off step-causing body weight on right leg.
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Reaching for a roll of welding wire, felt pain in back & abdomen - strain.
Dropping belly pan on D-11 Dozer-Pan struck left hand causing fracture to let ring finger.
Slipped on bucket (Dragline) hit hand on railing.