TAKING A FACE PLATE OFF THE 8050 PIT, HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN FACE PLACE AND NUT. LACERATION TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CABLE OFF TRACTOR BOOM. LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX-HANDLE WAS STUCK-WHEN HANDLE BROKE LOOSE EMPLOYEE\S FINGER WAS CAUGHT ON LOCK RING ON HANDLE. LACERATION END OF MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE DISENGAGING RAILCAR COUPLING WHICH WAS IN A BIND AND HUNGUP DUE TO DERAILMENT OF RAILCARS. HE JERKED UP ON THE HANDLE OF CUTTING LEVER AND THE SUDDEN JERK RESULTED IN HIS LEFT WRIS T COMMENCED TO HURT. HE THOUTHT IT WAS A MINOR PROBLEM. THEN SWELLING AND ACHING OCCURRED A FEW DAYS LATER AND ON 11023083 HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND ASKED TO SEE THE DOCTOR.
HE WAS HELPING CLEANUP TRASH AT CHEMICAL PIT AREA. WHILE BENT OVER, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE MOVED SOME ADJACENT TRASH ON WHICH RESTED A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST THE ADJACENT TOOL HOUSE . THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRASH RESULTED IN THE PIPE FALLING AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE LOWER BACK AREA. RESULT WAS LUMBAR MUSCULAR STRAIN.
HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE RAILROAD TIES BENT OVER AND PICKED UP ONE END AND STARTED TO WALK