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Mechanic was installing an engine oil cooler on a D9-T dozer when the cooler became dislodged falling and striking the mechanic in the face.
Was lifting a rail car knuckle when twisted to one side and pulled muscle.
Untying loaded barge when line come tight slapped forearm.
Full drums of coal had to be emptied into stockpiles. Pulling full drums to dump out coal pulled muscle.
installing brush guard on rear of D3C dozer, guard slipped, cut finger.
Employee pulling a 1 1/2" line from between two barges, felt pain in left shoulder.
Employee moving shelving from storage trailer, picked up on one end, felt pain in lower back.
EE helping load 2 pcs of cribbing into back of pick-up. 3.5 hrs later, EE claimed he aggravated a pre-existing, non work related back condition.
Finger hit between crusher hammer and wear liner.
Putting two halves of gearbox together, had left palm over opening, cut / pinched left palm when two halves went together.
cutting in angle cock on rail car to set brakes, brake pipe hit right shin causing small cut, 3 suture's required
The i/e was part of a 3 man crew installing handrails @ the barge loadout. 2 employees were moving by hand, 2 @ a time, 1" steel bars to be used as the horizontal part of the handrail, to an area where the uprights were already installed. The i/e reported that he bent over @ the waist to pick up 1 end of 2 bars and felt a pull in his back as he was straightening up.
EE WAS PLACING TRAIN REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ON LOCOMOTIVE ID CBTMPCT010.
EE STATED THAT EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. WORKING AT CALVERT CITY KY COAL TERMINAL
Following an accident at the barge load out, ee was pinned against the handrail of a barge. Other ee was in the area and saw the ee pinned. While attempting to free him, she was caught between two cables causing injury to her right leg and hip.
The ee was attempting to dislodge the steel cable and D ring from a sheeve wheel. the cable came out of the sheeve knocking him into the coleman (handrail) of the barge.