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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE RAIL CAR DOOR.THE BAR SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. SIX STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE HIS WOUND.
EE WAS WORKING WITH A CO-WORKER TRYING TO FREE MATERIAL FROM A WASTE LINE. AS EE WAS PRYING AGAINST THE MATERIAL, CO-WORKER WAS HAMMERING ON THE LINE. THE MATERIAL CAME LOOSE & THE EE JUMPED CLEAR. AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE LAID HIS HAND ON THE LINE & THE CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IT.
EE WAS HAMMERING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EM,PLOYEES LEG
THERE WERE THREE COME-A-LONGS ON FEEDER, LETTING DOWN OONE COME-A-LONG AND THE ON EIN THE MIDDLE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FEEDER. THE FEEDER DROPPED DOWN AND AWAY FROM WALL EMPLO YEE'S FOOT SLIPPED DOWN BETWEEN THE WALL AND FEEDER CAUSIGN A BROKE TIBIA.
TWO EMPLS. WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING NEW BEARINGS & NEW TIMING GEARS ON A HORIZ.VIBRATINGSCREE. THE SCREEN'S DRIVE SHEAVES & DRIVE BELT WERE NOT IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.AT TH E TIME OF INJURY, THE 2 GEARS WERE MOUNTED ON THE SCREEN.THE EMPLS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE WOODEN BLOCK FROM THE LOWER GEAR.ANOTHER EMPL TURNED THE LOWER SHAFT WITH A BAR. THE WOOD
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT (RUFFER BELT) WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
EE WAS CUTTING A 1/2" METAL PLATE FROM A CHUTE. HE WAS PRYING ON THE PLATE AND A LOOSE METAL FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & WELDING HOOD.
DRIVING PIN OUT OF TOOTH METAL WENT IN KNEE CAP
MECHANIC WAS PRYING WITH A BAR CHECKING BEARING PLAY ON A NEW HUDE DRUM HE WAS ABOUT TO INSTALL BAR SLIPPED & HE FELL BACK HITTING AGAINST SOME METAL ON FLOOR