OTHER AND EE WERE CLOSING A BOXCAR DOOR AT PLANT WAREHOUSE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT CLOSE DOOR SUDDEN CLOSED. EE S THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME.
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Showing all 8LACERATION LEFT PALM ON SHARP FAN SHROUD.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO LIFT OPEN A TOP DOOR ON C-6 RAILCAR, WHEN DOOR BOUND UP ON ONE END, AND INJURED STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS CHECKING BAG WEIGHTS, WHILE LIFTING 100 BAG FROM CONVEYOR BELT, FELT A POP UNDER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BULKHEAD DOOR IN A BOXCAR WHICH WAS STUCK. OBTAINED HELP FROM AFELLOW EMP. AS THEY WERE SWINGING BOTTOM OF DOORIN A FORWARD AND BACK MOTION, THE TIP OF DOOR BE CAME UNSTUCK, MOVING TOWARD INJURED, PINNING HISFOOT TO FLOOR.
WHILE INSTALLING 2" METAL 20' AIRLINE, PIPE SLIPPED, PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A BULKHEAD DOOR IN RAILCAR WHEN DOOR AT TOP WOULD NOT MOVE, SO HE WAS PUSHIGN BOTTOM OF DOOR BACK AND FORTH IN A ROCKING MOTION, TRYING TO FREE TO TOP OF DOOR. SUDDE NLY TOP OF DOOR MOVED TOWARD EMPLOYEE, LETTING DOOR BOTTOM SWING DOWN, PINNING HIS FOOT BEETWEEN BOTTOM OF DOOR & FLOOR OR CAR.
HE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF ROLLED STEEL OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS DATEING FROM 2-17-89.