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EE was exerting force on a jack in an effort to reposition a rail car. While operating the jack, He felt a pain in his groin area.

EE was using a hammer to align a pipe flange. He struck the tip of his right thumb with a hammer blow that inadvertently missed the pipe flange. This case became reportable when Max was seen by a physician on 4/19/05 and an x-ray revealed a fracture.

WHILE REMOVING A SECTION OF HANDRAIL, EE WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL AND PULLING IT UPWARD WHILE OTHER EE WAS STRIKING HANDRAIL. EE THEN MOVED HAND AND OTHER EE STRUCK HAND WITH PRY BAR.

Employee was cutting shrink film off a pallet of bagged product. EE was cutting in a downward motion with his left (dominant) hand while holding the film with his right hand. The knife blade came in contact with his right index finger at the middle knuckle, causing a laceration.

Ee was hammering on a plugged vacuum pipe when he felt pain and soreness in his right elbow. This event occurred on 8/12/04 and became reportable when ee was treated by a physician and placed on modified work activities on 9/17/04.

EE was working on #601 Cyclone Top Hat. EE struck a drift with a hammer. The hammer glanced off the drift, causing his right index finger to be caught between the hammer handle and the floor.

EE was unplugging the discharge spout of a packaging machine. EE was struck in the right palm by a rod he was using to clean the a plugged packer spout.

EE complained of discomfort in his right shoulder after repeated use of a chain block to install the back head of 625A blower. This event occurred on 6/21/04 at 3:00 pm but become reportable when the treating physician placed EE on work limitations beginning 7/7/04.

Employee was using a shoe knife to cut some duct tape. The knife slipped, resulting in a laceration to Gilbert's left index finger.

EE was rebuilding screw for fines system. Pulling on a 1 1/4" wrench felt pain in right arm & shoulder.*Note:EE was on vacation starting 7/19, we didn't know he went to DR (7-19-04) until he returned to his regular scheduled shift July 29th bringing paperwork from dr for light duty work. Tendinitis right shoulder-possible rotator cuff.

MOVING RADIAL STACKER TO DIFFERENT LOCATION REQUIRES WHEELS MUST BE ROTATED. A CHAIN IS ATTACHED TO LIFT STACKER ON ONE SIDE SO WHEEL CAN BE ROTATED. AS THE STACKER WAS BEING LOWERED, EMPLOYEE HAD HOLD OF CHAIN TO DISENGAGE. THE STACKER STARTED TO ROLL SO CO-WORKER LIFTED STACKER CAUSING THE CHAIN TO TIGHTEN AND CATCH EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND STACKER.

TRUCK DRIVER LOADING BULK PERLITE ORE IS LOWERING THE LOAD OUT SOUT BY THE USE OF A CRANK OPERATED WINCH WITH CABLE CONTROLING THE SPOUT WHEN VRANK SPUN DURING SPOUT DOWN MOVEMENT AND THE TRUC K DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CRANK BY PLACING HIS HAND INTO THE CRANK MOVEMENT.

EE WAS WORKING ON PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL RAIL CAR PADS ON FEBRUARY 22, 2003 WHEN HE NOTICED SOME SHOULDER PAIN. EE REPORTED THE INJURY AND OBTAINED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3/10/03. A PHYSICIAN PRE SCRIBED MODIFIED WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO BANG OR HIT A PLUGGED DOWNCOMER. HE HIT HIS RIGHT THIRD FINGER WITH THE PIPE, SMASHING IT BETWEEN PIPE AND THE DOWNCOMER.

EE WAS STANDING UP USING HANDLE ON CABLE RATCHET TO LIFT GEARBOX & 3HP MOTOR TO ITS STAND. PULLED TOO HARD ON HANDLE STRAINING LOWER BACK. EE SHOULD HAVE USED CABLE RATCHET W/GREATER LIFTING C APACITY THAN RATCHET USED.

EE WAS HELPING LOADER OPERATOR FREE ROCKS FROM THROAT OF JAW CRUSHER USING A HEAVY METAL BAR. BAR SLIPPED INTO CRUSHER. EE LEANED OVER RAILING TO GET BAR OUT. WHEN BENDING OVER, MUST HAVE STRA INED BACK MUSCLES (ENTIR BACK).

EE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM UNDER ATTRITION SCRUBBER. WHILE TAKING A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD OUT OF THESCRUBBER EE'S RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK THE PAD EYE ATTACHED TO THE SCRUBBER MOTOR. CO. RECEIVED NOTICE 4-8-02. TREATMENT DATE 2-4-02. 2-1-02 HAD REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT & SENT TO E.R. AFTER WAIT,DECLINED TREATMENT. WENT TO OWN DR, EVALUATION ONLY. RELEASED TO FULL WORK.

EE WAS CENTER PUNCHING HOLES. HE MISSED THE CENTER PUNCH AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER BLOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A JAMMED WOOD PALLET ON THE SUPER SACK CONVEYOR LINE. HE PULLED MUSCLES ON HIS RIB CAGE.

EE WAS RETRACTING A UTILITY KNIFE BLADE. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE BLADE OF THE KNIFE.

THE EE STATED THAT WHILE BREAKING ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE. THE SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE SWE LLING AT THE INJURED AREA.

EE FELT SOME PAIN AND SORENESS IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AFTER SWINGING A TEN POUND SLEDGE HAMMER.

EE WAS LIFTING A CHAIN FALL WEIGHING APPROX 50 LBS. TO CONNECT TO AN OVERHEAD PAD-EYE. EE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON 10-23-00 BUT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 11-6-00 DUE TO WORK LIMITATIONS.

EE WAS SUING A TORQUE MULTIPLIER TO TIGHTEN A BOLT TO THE BLADE FOR THE METAL SHEAR. THE MULTIPLIER SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S TWO MIDDLE FINGERS TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOL HANDLE AND WORK DECK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR OR ROLLER FROM ITS BRACKET. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE PRYBAR, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE CEMEN T FLOORING ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING A #18 GLORY HOLE WITH A DIGGING POL & A SLEDGE HAMMER. DURING A STRIKE WITH THE HAMMER EE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BY THE POLE& CRUSHED