while climbing on the ladder, lost footing and slipped off ladder, falling to the ground landing on ankle, and backside
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Showing all 13a rock flew out of the plant and struck miner on the L side of the face, casing blunt eye trauma, orbital floor closed fracture. Laceration of eyelid. no Eye injury.
slipped on wet surface (raining) pain on backside
Miner drove bulldozer over uneven ground, EE felt a pinch in the buttock area. The compression caused bruised tailbone.
L shoulder sternoclavicular sprain, R shoulder strain. Worker lifting tool above shoulder, sustained pinch nerve/strain/pain
While lifting an item, felt pain in groin area. Swelling 3 days later. Reported injury on 2/22/22.
while removing a gear box, left finger was pinched, causing a contusion, laceration, and fracture of proximal phalanx.
Miner was grinding metal, debris flew into right eye, resulting in irritation
While on ladder, Miner was using a drill to attach screws to rubber patch, ladder slipped on wet floor and miner fell on L wrist.
Audiometric test on 3/25 indicating a recordable hearing shift, received the report on 4/5/2019, shared findings with worker on 4/8. Retest is scheduled on 4/16/2019.
while moving a motor onto the motor plate, the plate slipped and pinched Miner's right hand, causing laceration and minor fracture
EE failed to chock tire or de-energize tractor prior to attempting repairs. Tractor rolled forward, tire rolled over foot of EE
EE slipped hitting his head on a metal guard.