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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE BAR TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM HOPPER DOOR ON A RAIL CAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM HOPPER DOOR OF A RAILCAR. THE DOOR GAVE SUDDENLY CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP AND THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE GROUND. INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A "CHEATER" PIPE TO OPEN A VALVE. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE TANK. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-3-91.
EE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NIPPLE INTO A THREAD 0 LET WHEN THE ASSEMBLY SLIPPED AND PUSHED HIS LEFT THUMB BACKWARDS.
WORKING ON A 4 3N FLUSH WATER LINE WHILE TIGHTENING FLANGE BOLTS