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EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON RR CAR BRACE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REMEMBER DAY OR TIME OF INJURY. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL MARCH 6, 1995.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CLEAN BAR TO REMOVE A SPIKE FROM A RR TIE AND STRIANED HIS LOWER BACK OR LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RAG-ON-A-ROLL OUT OF THE DISPENSER, THE ROLL WAS NEARLY GONE AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE CUTTING BAR EDGE CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SPIKE PULLER TO REMOVE SPIKES WHILE TYRING TO PULL A DIFFICULT ONE ,HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
HOLDING METAL IN PLACE OTHER EMP WAS AIR ARCING AND REC FLASH BURN AND FO IN EYE
KNEELING ON L KNEE USING IMPACT WRENCH R KNEE POPPED
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A CLINE COAL HAUL TRUCK AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE FENDER AND HE FELL HITTING TRUCK AND GROUND. FALL APPROX. 5-6'.
EE WAS OPERATING A PIECE OF MOBILE TRACK EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING ANOTHER OF THE SAME. FRONT TRACK EQUIPMENT STOPPED AT THE END OF BLOCK CLEARANCE EE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE ONE IN FRONT.
SHOVELING OUT COAL FROMUNDER REFUSE CONVE HANDLE OF SHOVEL CAM UP AND STRUCK EMP IN FACE
EMPLOYEES WERE APPLYING PRESSURE TO SHEETMETAL THAT HAD BEEN HEATED IN ORDER TO BEND IT AROUND THE PILING SO IT COULD BE WELDED TO THE PILING. PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED BY THE SWING FORCE OF THE BACKHOE AGAINST A 4X4 PLACED ENDWISE AGAINST THE SHEET. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE PUT HIS FOOT AGINST THE 4X4 TO PROTECT HIMSELF WHEN THE 4X4 KICKED LOOSE. WHEN IT KICKED LOOSE, IT KICKED AWAY
WHILE EXITING THROUGH STARBOARD ENGINE ROOM DOOR ONTO DECK, EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUT LEFT HAND ON DOOR FRAME. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AND CAUGHT THE INJURED EMPLOYE E'S INDEX FINGER IN THE DOOR.
EMPL WORKING WITH ANOTHER WELDER MOVE STEEL INTO METAL STORAGE RACKS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
PULLING WATER HOSE UP FROM LOWER LEVEL OF TIPPLE A(D HOSE CAUGHT ON STAIRWYA STRIANING EMP BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITING ON WOODEN BENCH EATING SLIDE HIMSELF OVER AND GOT A SPLINTER IN HIS BUTTLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO SECURE THE BARGE MOVING CABLE TO AEP BARGE #116-BACK QUARTER.TIMBERHEAD-WHEN THE CABLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME UP KNOCKING EMPLOYEE BACKWARD INTO THE EMPTY BARGE COMPARTMENT
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND LIFTED A LARGE VACUUM CLEANER AND TWISTED OR STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL HELPING TO PUT BUCKET ON ENDLOADER.BUCKET CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT.THEN WHILE PRYING UP TO GET FOOT OUT,PRY BAR SLIPPED BUCKET CAME DOWN ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP. WAS HOOKING THE BARGE MOVING CABLE TO THE INSIDE OF THE BARGE TIMBERHEAD AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF SALOMIA WITH HIS KNIFE AND ACCIDENTALLY,CUT HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS T9AINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AS A DECKHAND THEY BOOTCREW WERE BRINGING IN A EMPTY BARGE & WAS MOVING THE BARGE CABLE TO A CAVEL THE NEW EMPLOYEE LET THE CABLE GET AWAY & I.NAME GRA BBED IT & PULLE8 HARD TO GET IT BACK
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING HIS HAND TO CHECK FOR METAL SLAG SLIVERS. A BEARING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP THE BEARING HOUSING. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALY DROPPED THE BEARING HOUSI NG ON THE INJUR9D EMPLOYEES HAND.
EMPLOYEE DROPPE8 A AIR STARTER ON HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHILE PUTTING IT INTO THE BACK OF THE UTILITY TRUCK.
EMPL UNTYING BR9AST LINE USED TOHOLD BARGES IN WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT EITHER JERKED OR HIT EMPL RIGHT WRIST AREA FX ARM.ROPE WAS IN BIND WITH GOOD DEAL OF TENSION ON IT.
EMP WAS USING A3HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TOW ASH OUT THE TIPPLE AREA ANOTHER EMP WITHOUT THE OTHERS KNOWLEDGE, INCREASED THE WATER PRESSURE THIS CAUSED THE EMP TO FALL AND WHIRLED HER AROUND HITTING SOME BRACING AN8 THE WALL ALSO THE HOSE HIT HER LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO LOOSEN SCREWS ON A PORTABLE RADIO CASE AND THE KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED FOLDED OVER ON THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND CUTTING IT
EE WAS HELPING LOAD R/R TIES INTOT HE BUCKET OF T HE FRONT END LOADER & CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN 2 TIES. MASHED & FRACTURED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BARGE CLAMP FROM THE BARGE MOVING CABLE WHEN THE CLAMP SHIFTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO PIN HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND THE SURFACE OF THE BARGE.
EMPL MOVING VIBRATOR ASSEMBLY FROM TAMPER USING OVERHEAD HOIST AND CHAIN-VIBRATOR ASSEMB.SHIFTED IN CHAIN SLING AND CAUGHT EMPL FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN ASSEM.AND VIBRATOR.RESULTED IN BROKEN TIP O F RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX OF ELECTRICAL PARTS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT AND HE CUT HIMSELF JUIST ABOVE HIS RT KNEE