Employee was using a pry bar to hit an air activated rail car door that did not open. He was crouched down so he could pry it open, but there wasn't anywhere he could pry it. As he was crouched with the pry bar in his hand, the door automatically opened, striking the pry bar which hit the employee on the forehead.
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Showing all 12After using a pry bar to open 4th stage tipping gate on K2, ee dropped bar and hit himself on left knee.
Employee was cleaning K2 tower with spud bar. While knocking chunk loose employee smashed hand between bar and air cannon, breaking bone in #2 finger on right hand.
Employee was cleaning the K2 preheat tower with a spud bar. Material struck bar causing bar to hit the employee's face causing 2 small fractures.
Employee was cleaning vent lines on the roll press structure using a 5 lb sledge hammer. He missed the line and over-extended his elbow.
EE was emptying a Trax Car when the train bar slipped from his hand hitting the top of his left foot.
EE was spiking rails when a piece of metal hit him in the throat. Surgery was needed to remove the object.
EE was cleaning K3 riser on the north side of 2nd mezzanine. EE was using a jackhammer when the bite got stuck in a chunk of cement build up. EE used a spud bar to loosen the bit when the spud bar slipped off the jackhammer and hitting the employee on the lower leg.
EE was cutting blasting cord with a knife when he cut through and cut hid left forearm needing stitches.
Emp picked up 90# jackhammer. It slipped out of his hands. Shovel bit end landed on his Left foot smashing and breaking his big toe. Employee was wearing new boots without steel safety toes.
EE was cleaning built up material under CBC2 using a spud bar when he hit smashed his left hand lacerating his left index finger which needed stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SPIKES INTO A RAIL ROAD TRACK. WHILE HITTING A SPIKE, THE METAL TO METAL CONTACT CAUSED A PIECE OF METAL TO SHOOT OFF AND STRUCK EE'S FOREARM (RIGHT) CAUSING LACERATION AND LODGING INTO THE FOREARM.