SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Homestake Mining Company of California
WHILE SPOOLING UP THE HOSE TO HIS CUTTING TORCH, THE EE STEPPED IN STANDING WATER AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT INITIALLY REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A KNEE STRAIN.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration