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WHILE MAKING REPAIRS THE EES' WRENCH SLIPPED. THE EE'S RIGHT HAND STRUCK A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A LACERATION. THE EE REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE REPORTEDLY WAS KNOCKING A HOLE IN A BRATTICE WALL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY CEMENT BLOCK.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO PREPAIR JABCO CABLE FOR INSTALLING IN BELT SET UP.
YEMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY HAD HIS HAND SLIP OFF WRENCH WHILE TORQUEING TRACK BOLTS AND STRUCK TRACK TIE.
EE WAS HOLDING A VENT PIPE WHILE IT WAS BEING STRUCK BY AN EE USING A HEADER BOARD. THE HEADER BOARD HAD SOME MATERIAL ON THE BOARD. THE MATERIAL FLEW OFF THE BOARD STRIKING THE EE HOLDING THE VDNT PIPE, SHIPPING HIS TOOTH.
EE WAS REPORTEDLY CUTTING BELT TO MAKE SPLICE, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED.
EE WAS HELPING HOLD A STEEL ROPE FOR ANOTHER EE. THE OTHER EE WAS TIGHTENING THE NUT DOWN ON THE ROPE CLAMP WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED. WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, THE EE WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH BY THE OTHER EE'S ELBOW.
EE WAS HAMMERING A RIVOT INTO BELT TEMPLATE, MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH HIS HAMMER.
EMPLLOYEE REPORTEDLY WAS ISNTALLING BRATTICE CLOTH WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WHILE HOLDING A NAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RUBBER SKIRTING WITH PLIERS. HIS PLIERS SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THELEFT EYE CAUSING A 1 CENTIMETER CUT.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STRIKE ANOTHER TOOL WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.
EE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN HOIST COME ALONG TO PULL SLACK OUT OF BELT. IN DOING SO, THE COME ALONG LOST ITS GRIP, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACKWARDS, LANDING ON HIS BACK AND FILTER SELF RESCUER.
EE WAS LAYING TRACK; WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUTT RAILS TOGETHER, PINCHEAD FINGER BETWEEN LIFTING JACK & RAIL. PLEASE NOTE: MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SOME SCRAP BELT. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH, CAUSING AN INCISION.
EE WAS STRUCK BY BELT BLOCK WHILE SUPERVISING BELT SPLICE REPAIRS. NOTE: MEDICAL TREATMENT- SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING A WOODEN PALLET TOGETHER AND STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH A SINGLE-EDGE AXE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT HIS INCIDENT TO THE EMPLOYER UNTIL 8/31/95.
EE WAS JACKING TRACK RAIL OVER TO ONE SIDE IN A-MAINS WHEN THE RAIL CAME DOWN AND THE RAIL TIE STRUCK THE HEEL OFHIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND TOOL TO DIG AROUND CABLE
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE INJURED HIS RT SHOULDER & NECK WHILE PRYING ON MATERIAL TO CENTER IT ON A SUPPLY CAR WITH A ROCK BAR
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND CRANK DRILL TO DRILL A HOLE FOR A SIGHT SPAD WHILE PUSHING UP HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY CUT ARM WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A CARDBOARD BOX. PLEASE NOTE: MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EE WAS CHIPPING A CEMENT BLOCK WITH A MASONRY HAMMER WHEN A FOEIGN OBJECT CHIPPED INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE EYE FLUSHED OU T.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT WHILE SHOVELING ON A-5/2 CONVEYOR BELT, HIS HANDLE ON THE SHOVEL HE WAS USING BROKE. WHEN IT BROKE, HE SLIPPED & FELL, EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING A POST WITH A BOW SAW. THE SAW CAUGHT ON A LOOSE PIECE OF WOOD AND CUT THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC CUT CABLE ONSHUTTLE CAR TO MAKE A SPLICE. WHILE DOING SO,HISKNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIMSELF WITH THE KNIFE.HE RECEIVED 9 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY SLIPPED WHILE REPAIRING MACHINE.
EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE ON A CABLE. WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE SPLICE OUTER BOOT OVER THE CONNECTION, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO ROLL OVER A WHEEL UNIT FROM A SHUTTLE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. IN DOING SO, HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT OPEN A BAG OF SAND WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND AT THE BOTTOM OF 7 SOUTH TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING POSTS. WHILE HANDLING A POST WITH A J-HOOK ON IT, EMPLOYEE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT & FINGER BECAME SMASHED BETWEEN POSTS.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE RERAILING A 6TON LOCOMOTIVE AT 4 NORTH SWITCH USING LIFTING JACK
WAS OBSERVING BELT BING LOADED ONTO SUPPLY CAR WITH A BELT GRAB WHEN BELT GRAB SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND TEETH.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 4-27-93 THAT HE RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS HAMMER. HE WAS TIGHTENING DOWN A STOPPING WHEN HIS HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF THE ROOF AN D STRUCK HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET A X-BAR IN A-5 TRACK ENTRY. HE WAS HOLDING THE BAR STEADY WHEN THE TIMBER JACK SLIPPED A CLICK AND X-BAR PUSHED THE EMPLOYEES HEAD DOWNWARD WHEN IT STRUCK HIM. ON 5/10 /93, THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/10/93 AS WELL.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A RETURN SPRING ON A TRAM PEDAL FOR A 21SC. HE MODIFIED THE SPRING TO INCREASE TENSION. WHILE ATTEPTING TO PUT IT ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, IT FLEW LOOSE FROM HIS VISEGRIP PLIERS AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT INDXX LODGED IN HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING DOWN A SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY WITH A PUMP JACK. WHILE DOING SO, THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB, PINCHIN GIT BETWEEN THE CANO PY TOP AND THE JACK HANDLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A TRAILING CABLE SPLICE,W HENT HE RAZOR BLADE IN HIS UTILITY KNIFE CAME OUT OF THE KNIFE AND STUCK IN THE CABLE. IN DOING SO, HE RAN HIS RIGTH LITTLE FINGER ACROSS THE BLADE, CAUSING AN INCISION. THIS INCISION REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS ASSEMBLYING A SHUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK AND WAS POUNDING THE LINK TOGETHER. WHILE STRIKING THE LINK TOGETHER WITH A HAMMER SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IT HAS BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR SOME TIME AND HE NOW IS GOING TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HAVE THE PROJECTILE FREMOVED FROM HIS FINGER INFORMED OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 5-6-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTA POWER TO CONNECT A CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK. WHEN THE PORTA POWER WAS PRESSURIZED, A HOSE RUPTURED AND THE OIL IN IT, UNDER PRESSURE, PIERCED HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A 1/2 " LACERATION AND INJECTING OIL INTO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A TRACK RAIL IN A-3 SEC & WAS HITTING THE RAIL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.ON 1/26/93 THE EMPL INFORMED THE EMPLOYER THAT DR.SING OF INDIANA PA TREATED HIM BY GIVING HIM A CORTISONE SHOT IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON FISH PLATES ON 2 RIGHT TRACK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND EE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON TRACK RAIL.
EE WAS SAW POST, STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST SCOOP EE HAS TENDONITIS OF RT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A LIGHT MOUNTING BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT LETTING HIS FINGER STRIKE THE FRAME OF THE LIGHT MOUNTING BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CORRIGATED 4" PLASTIC PIPE WITH RAZOR KNIFE. WHILE CUTTING THE PIPE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING THE BLADE TO CUT HIS LEFT THIGH. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 12 STITCHES.
EMPL AND 1 OTHER TIGHTENING ROPE BLOCKS TO REPAIR SPLICE IN A-1 BELT CONVEYOR WHEN ROPE ON ROPE BLOCK SNAPPED CAUSING THE BELT GRAB HOOKED ON THE OTHER ROPE BLOCK TO SLIP OFF CONVEYOR BELT.THE BELT GRAB FLEW BACK TOWARDS THE EMPL AND STRUCKRIGHT SIDE OF HEAD CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND A SMALL LACERATION.3 STITCHES REQ TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN 1 1/4" WATER HOSE WITH A HACKSAW. WHEN THE CUT WAS NEARING COMPLETION IT CUT THROUGH THE HOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER, CAUSING A ONE INCH LACERATION. 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING H-BEAM.H-BEAM WAS BEING JACKED UP TO ROOF.H-BEAM KICKED SIDEWAYS AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO A CRIB.
POSITIONING CRIB BLOCK BENEATH JACK, THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND BLOCKING
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC TIGHTENING WHEEL BOLTS ON A JOY 21SC WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF WHEEL BOLT UNDER PRESSURE & HE FELL FORWARD
EMPL WAS BREAKING UP PIECE OF SLATE ROCK AT TRUCK DUMP WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & FELT MUSCLE PULL IN LOWER BACK.