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EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP A TAIL PIECE TO CLEAN UNDER IT. EMPLOYEE HAD MUD ON HIS RUBBER GLOVES. THE JACK LEVER SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND STRING HIS EYE AREA, CUTTING HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 2-3-99.
WHILE JACKING UP THE LO LO THE BAR HIT THE EE JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE
WHILE USING A CHAIN HOIST TO PULL CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER, THE HOOK ON THE HOIST BROKE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
WHILE SAWING TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW, SAW GOT CAUGHT IN THE BARK AND JUMPED OUT, STRIKING THE EMPSLEFT THUMB.
WHILE PRYING DOWN ON JACK COVER, THE COVER BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE EE TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK A BRAKE ADJUSTOR OFF OF A FREIGHTLINER TRUCK. HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A CONTUSION. HIS HAND SWELLED AND A MINOR CUT BECAME INF ECTED. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT GIVEN.
WHILE HITTING IDLER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE IDLER STRIKING THE EE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE CUTTING INTO THE CABLE JACKET, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE STRIKING FEEDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL OR STRAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HADN BETWEEN A RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND A SLATE BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE BELT UP AND HE CUT A PIECE OF TAPE TO PUT ON MBC HANDLE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A TIMBER AND THE SAW JUMPED OUT OF HIS HAND, CUTTING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.
LAYING TRACK-INJURED RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS PUTTING A BLOCK UNDER TAILPIECE AND THE JACK FLEW OUT CAUSING THE TAILPIECE TO STRIKE RIGHT THUMB AND FINGER.
EE WAS PUSHING TAIL PIECE OVER USING A BAR, THE CHAIN BROKE AND BAR HIT HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER STRAIGHTENING A BATTERY CASE ON A 488 SCOOP AND A PIECE OF RUST FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AT THE #6 ENTRY AT POWER BOX, CHIPPING ROCK AND A PIECE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE CAUGHT HIS TOE IN A JACK AND THAT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING THE TRACK OVER USING A BAR & TWISTED HIS BACK NOTE ACCIEDENT OCCURRED 12-31-92 BUT EM0PLOYEE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT & DID NOT GO TO THE DOC UNTIL 01-22-93
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH A HAMMER WHILE DRIVING A WEDGE WHILE SETTING A TIMBER.
EMPL REPAIRING LIGHT ON SHUTTLE CAR -STRUCK A BOLT CAUSING PIECE OF METAL TO FLY OFF AND STRIKE EMPL IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING THE #2 BELT AND HIT HIS SMALL FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH CHAIN HOIST-WHILE JACKING THE CHAIN HOIST, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.