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Jacking on a flat car back on rail and bar slipped and hit employee in shoulders and jaw.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a protective sleeve off a hydraulic hose. The knife slipped, lacerating his left forearm.
Employee was holding water line while another employee was trying to get it uncoupled. Other employee put pick end of pick hammer in coupling and struck it with another hammer. Piece of metal flaked off pick hammer embedding in employee's top left hand.
EE was using a utility knife to cut some length off of a strand on his respirator and cut his left thumb.
Foreman was operating a chain hoist, when chain broke and hoist hit him in the back of the head. This resulted in a laceration that required two (2) stitches.
Employee was using a pipe wrench to unscrew a 2" pipe apart when he slipped and twisted his knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-ALONG TO HOIST A MOTOR ONTO A RAILCAR. THE CLEVIS BROKE & DROPPED THE MOTOR ON HIS FOOT (BEHIND THE METATARSAL GUARDS).
Employee was jacking a mantrip back onto the track when the jack slipped & caught his thumb between the jack & the mantrip.
Employee was cutting insulation off of a cable, his knife slipped & cut his forearm (R).
Un-lugged 80 lb steel rail from ties and was moving it over with a slate bar when he felt pain in his back. He continued to work until 5-25-05.
Employee was trimming waterline. His hand slipped and the knife cut his finger.
EE FELT PAIN IN ARM/SHOULDR AFTER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A COUPLING.
TRYING TO REMOVE GOB OFF TAILROLLER OF CONVEYOR BELT USING SLATE BAR. EE CAN'T REMEBER BUT ASSUMES BELT KICKED SLATE BAR BACK INTO HIS FACE HEAD, ALSO INJURING HAND/WRIST
Making a belt splice, the blade broke cutting his hand.
Employee was placing a come-along on the the belt with the help of co-worker. He felt a pain in his back.
Ee was lifting a tow bar when he felt pain in his groin.
Wrecked tub, while using come along to put back on track, rock fell from top striking top of left hand and little finger.
Employee was making a belt splice. While he was cranking the come-a-longs, he felt pain in his back.
VICTIM WAS PULLING CABLE. CABLE SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON KNIFE BLADE RESULTING IN LACERATION.
HE WAS DROPPING HARD LINE DOWN, HE TOOK THE BELT LOOSE AND THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A SCOOP PANEL WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED. EE STRUCK RIGHT RING FINGER ON A BOLT. EE FIRST MISSED WORK 11-10-03.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A ROCK OFF OF THE MINER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED, SMASHING FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF MINER.