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EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A METAL IMPACT PLATE BETWEEN #1 & #2 FEEDERS. A GAP NEEDED TO BE FILLED BETWEEN PLATE. EE WAS PRYING ON METAL TO FILL GAP. PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE'S KNEE. EE START ED MISSING WORK DAYS ON NOV. 20, 1996.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING A FLY ASH SILO. HE LATER LOOKED INTO THE SILO TO SEE IF ANY MATERIAL WAS LEFT. WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE INSPECTION OPENING SOME FLY ASH DISLODGED AND HIT HIM IN THE FA CE. HIS EYES WERE FILLED WITH ASH. HIS EYES HAD TO BE WASHED OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A LINKAGE ARM TO A BEARING. A PRY BAR WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE ARM INTO PLACE. THE ARM SLIPPED OFF OF THE BAR AND HIT THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER TIPS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE FINGER TIPS WERE CUT AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES ON EACH FINGER.
REPAIRMAN AND OPERATOR WERE INSTLALING NEW TORQUE CONVERTER FILTERS ON FRONT END LOADER. REPAIRMAN WAS TIGHTENING FILTER CANNISTER WHEN THE ADJUSTABLE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF NUT SURA FACE STRIKING OPERATOR IN HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR WHILE USING A SLATE BAR AS A PRY.THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE ANGLED END OF THE BACK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW.BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR PARTS FROM GROUND LEVEL TO CONVEYOR ABOVE WITH ROPE. STRAINED LOWER BACK WITH PULLING MOTION.
THE EMPLOYEE SA3D HE WAS OPENING DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS IN ORDER TO CLEAN OUT FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM WITHIN. THE SLATE BAR, BEING USED AS A LEVER TO CLOSE DOOR,SLIPPED FROM CAR DOOR STRIKING EM PLOYEE IN LEFT 7OLLAR AREA. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT. ON 10/3/86, EMMPLOYEE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK. ON 10/7/86, HE REPORTED HE HAD BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BUT, DID NOT KNOW HOW OR WHERE