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EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON COAL CRUSHER ON THE DATE OF 2-16-89. AT THAT TIME THERE SEEMED TO BE NO INJURY. HOWEVER EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT LEFT HAND BEGAN TO HURT AND ON 2-23- 89, HAND BEGAN TO SWELL AND HURT FROM HAND TO SHOULDER AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG MECHANICAL WORK ON A D-9 CATERPILLAR DOZER, WHILE WORKING HE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO LEVERAGE A TOOL. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT HAND AGAINST FRAME OR DO ZER. 3
EE WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN IN T RACK OF CAT 06 DOZER WHEN HE STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMER SLIVERS OF METAL FLEW FROM TRACK & STRUCK EE IN RT HAND & ON NOSE INCISION WOUND IN NOSE 1 STITCH INCISION WO UND IN HAND 7 STITCHES.
EE WAS DRIVING SHANK ON LOADER BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A SPLINTER OF METAL FLEW FROM HAMMER & STRUCK EE IN LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE ALLIGATOR CLAMP TOGETHER ON TRACK ON CAT D9H TRACTOR-WHEN HE STRUCK THE CLAMP A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL FROM THE TRACK FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEG IN THE UPPER THIGH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & PUNCH TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT OF ROLLER FRAME IDLER ON A CAT D9H TRACTOR AND WHILE STRIKING AT PUNCH HE MISSED AND STRUCK HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE BOTTOM HOPPER DOOR N AN EMPTY RAILROAD CAR-AS HE PRYED WITH BAR-IT (THE BAR) SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SHIFT HIS WEIGHT ONTO RT FOOT-THIS RT FOOT SL IPPED IN LOOSE MATERIAL (GRAVEL) ALONG TRACK & BROKE EMPLOYEES ANKLE