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TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE PULLING ON A PIPE WRENCH
HE WAS USING A PICK & SHOVEL CLEANING THE RAILROAD TRACKS.HE STRAINED HIS LEFT DIDE AND BACK.HE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE OFFICE ON 3-15-859
HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND NAILS TO BUILD BULKHEADS & DOOR BOARDS IN A BOX CAR. HE WAS DRIVING A NAIL IN THE WOOD AND THE NAIL RICOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMP WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT FIXTURE ON A D8K TRACTOR. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND STRUCK MAN IN MOUTH
HE WAS USING HAMMER ON A METAL SURFACE AND PIECE OF HAMMER CAME OFF AND WENT INTO RT SIDE OF HIS CHEST
BARRING DOWN HUNG MUCK IN CHUTE-MUCK RAN AND SLAB HIT RIGHT FOOT.FOOT MASHED AND REQ STITCHES.
HE WAS WORKING ON #1515 LOADER. A WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE LEFT HAND, BREAKING SKIN ON HAND AND WRIST WATCH. LATER A CYST APPEARED & HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY. CYST APPEARED A SHORT WHILE AFTER ACCIDENT. HE HAD SURGERY ON 2-3-84.
HE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE SETTING UP POWER PACKS ACTUALLY DID THE DAMAGE WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE SAG MILL
HE WAS WORKING ON A T RUCK HE WAS USING A SHOP HAMMER AND HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS L HAND WITH THE HAMMER HE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB BUT IT WAS NOT BROKEN AND HE DIDNT HAVE ANY STITCHES
HE WAS TAKING APART A 6 INCH PIPE IN MAIN DECLINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT ON 6 INCH VICTAULIC CLAMP CAUSING FINGER NAIL TO BE LOST OR RIGHT THUMB
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE WATER NEEDLE ON JUMBO HAMMER AND GOT A PIECE OF STEEL OR METAL IN LEFT WRIST
PARTNER WAS BARRING DOWN SLAB. WHEN SLAB CAME DOWN PARTNER JUMPED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD WITH END OF SCALING BAR.
EMPLOYEE HAD SHUT DOWN SCREEN PLANT AND PREPARED TO DISLODGE ROCK JAM IN TAILINGS CHUTE ON SCREEN. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO BAR,A A ROCK FELL FROM TOP DOCK STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE ROTARY SCREW ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR THEY WERE USING A CHAIN AND A COME-ALONG TO HOIST THE SCREW HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF THE SCREW THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF ONE END OF THE SCREW CAUSING IT TO COME DOWN ON HIS HAND THE HOOK WENT THROUGH HIS RIGHT PALM OF HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER AND THE CHAIN CUT THE INSIDE OF HAND JUST BELOW THE RING FINGER BOTH C