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Employee was using a slate bar to move the track when the bar slipped and came back hitting him in the side of the face causing a fracture of the zeugmatic arch.
Employee was trimming belt skirting, when the knife went through material and cut his right index finger, requiring 18 stitches.
EE was lifting a man trip with a jack when the bar came out and struck him in the left jaw.
EE was cleaning out chute, when his hand slipped on round bar and cut his finger, requiring stitches.
Employee was using a slate bar to close the door on a railroad car when the slate bar broke about ten inches from the end. It struck him on the right lower leg causing a fracture to the tibia and fibula.
Employee was hitting broken shaft with hammer to get it out of feeder when a piece of metal chipped off and went into thigh. Employee voluntarily quit before returning to position.
Was trying to dislodge rock in wash box reject chute with a slate bar when his hand hit the edge of chute opening causing a laceration on his finger requiring stitches.