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EE WAS PULLING SERPAC BLINDS UP FROM BOTTOM OF TANK. THE BLINDS WERE STUCK IN CLAY. WHILE PULLING UP WITH A STEEL ROD WITH A HOOK ATTACHED, THE EE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON BOTTOM OF RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WULD NOT CLOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON TEH BAR AND IT SLIPPED JERKING HIS ARM. HE CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM. OUT PATIENT SURGERY TO REM OVE.
INJURED WAS HELPING A WATER VALVE AT THE WET PLANT CFS UNIT. WHILE USING BOTH ARMS/HANDS TO PULL WRENCHES ON BOLT/NUTS, INJURED STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BOLTS/NUTS WERE RUSTED A ND HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE ROD MILL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD. A PIPE WHICH THE INJURED HAD PREVIOUSLY PLACED OVER THE WRENCH HANDLE TO GAIN LEVERAGE, STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYEBR OW AREA OFHIS FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING OVER HEAD ON A BEARING.
WC WAS TIGHTENING BELTS ON PUMP AT WASHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUTTING THE BACK OF HAND. REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE LOADING A RAIL CAR, THE ROPE, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE SPOUT, SLIPPED, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FROM THE TOP OF THE RAIL CAR TO THE GROUND.
WHILE SHOVELING SAND BUILD-UP THE SHOVEL STRUCK A MTAL PLATE ON THE FLOOR AND ABRUTLY STOPPED, CASUING EMPLOYEES WRIST TO JAM.
WHILE USING A S5EDGEHAMMER TO FREE STORAGE TANK CHUTE FROM FROZEN MATERIAL, ITS HEAD BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS TO METAL PLATE, RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING KNUCKLES TO HIT SHARP END OF METAL PLATE.