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THE EMPLOYEE STA3ES HE WAS LOOSENFING A 2IN PIPE UNION WITH A PIPE WRENCH THE FITTING WAS TIGHT & LET LOOSE ALL AT ONCE THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO GET A JOLT TO THE BACK
EMPL PULLING ON CROWBAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED HIT HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING TOOTH TO CHIP.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING BEHIND THE PRIMARY PANFEEDER. DURING THIS ACTIVITY, HE SLAMMED HIS LEFT ELBOW INTO A VERTICAL I-BEAM AGAINST THE BACK WALL, THUS CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE T O HIS LEFT ELBOW AND SOME INFLAMMATION.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A RATCHET/COME-A-LONG TO LIFT THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON BQ-1 WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
ON 9/254 MAINTENANCE MAN WAS REPOSITIONING CABLE ON HOIST DRUM WHEN SUPERVISOR PULLED ON CABLE TO REMOVE SLACK. CABLE WHIPPED DOWN & SMASHED FINGER CASUING SWELLING. ON 10/7 MAINTENANCE MAN HI T SAME FINGER WITH HAMMER & HE WAS TAKEN TO DR &XRAYED FINGER WAS BROKE BUT IT IS NOT KNOEWN WHICH INCIDENT CAUSED BREAK.
THE EE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN A PAD ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER PANFEEDER OVER HIS HEAD HE WAS PUSHING BY HAND AND ALSO USING A PRY BAR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING COME ALONGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER AND A WOODEN DRIFT TO DRIVE A BRSS BUSHING OUT OF AN UPPER MILL JOURNAL.WHEN HE STRUCK THE DRIFT IT SPLIT AND THE AHMMER HEAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE JOURNAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM SLIDE OF A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR EMPLOYEE USES A METAL BAR TO TURN GEAR TO CLOSE SLIDE THE SLIDE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS GROOVE THUS CAUSING THE METAL BAR TO SNAP BACK AND THE RT WRIST TO HYPER EXTEND ITSELF THE WRIST DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING
DIGGING WET COAL FROM UNDERNEATH COAL PULVERIZERUSING METAL BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF COAL BIN CHUTE.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO SHUT A DOOR ON RAIL CAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED AOUT STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW KNE E