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USING A CHEATER BAR TO CLOSE VALVE WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT OF VALVE CAUSING EMMPLOYEE TO TWIST AND FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER CLOSE DOOR ON RAILCAR. WHEN HE PULLED DOWN ON BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A VACUM SYSTEM IN LOADOUT AT BUCKHORN PROCESSING, WHILE TRIMIG A RUBBER COUPLEING HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A POCKET KNIFE.
WHILE UING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REPLACE PULLEY THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER, CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE FINGER AGAINT THE HANDRAIL AND THE HANDLE.
USING A PRY BAR TO UNPLUG RAW COAL CHUTE STOPPED UP BY TWO LARGE ROCKS, WHEN ROCKS BROKE FREE THE PRY BAR STRUCK EE IN LEFT HAND AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
EMPL USING POCKET KNIFE TO CUT BELTLINE.KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELTLINE AND ENTERED EMPL LOWER LEFT LEG.
EE WAS USING A BAR TO UNSTOP A PLUGGED CHUTE. THE COAL BROKE LOSE AND HIT THE END OF THE BAR. THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BAR WENT UP AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND STEEL BEAM ON THE CHU TE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BEARING ON THE HEAD DRIVE. THE HAMMER THE EMPLOYER WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT THE BEARING RACE. A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE RACE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SEPERATOR CHAIN APART. EMPLOYEE STRUCK CHAIN WITH HAMMER, HAMMER BROKE A SMALL PIECE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-17-88- EMPLOYEE MISSE D WEEK OF 6-27-88 AS RESULT OF INFECTION IN CUT TO WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING METAL PUNCH BAR TO UNSTOP CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE PUNCHED COAL WITH BAR, METAL PUNCH KICKED BACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING RAW COAL CHUT WITH LONG HANDLED SHOVEL WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF MUD DISLODGED FROM CHUTE CAUSING SHOVEL TO BE WRENCHED FROM HAN DS WITH HANDLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS SIDE O F FACE 3
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG BOLT ON ROTARY BREAKER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED ALOWING HIS FINGETR TO STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE ROTARY BREAKER STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS TR3MMING EDGE OF PLASTIC BOX WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE EMPLOYEE MOVED CAUSING KNIFE TO SLIP THROUGH HAND CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE RAILROAD AR DOORS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER AND ARM
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM AN ELEVATOR BUCKET WHEN HE CONTACTED A PIECE OF WORN METAL & SUSTAINED A SMALL LACERATION TO THE TOP END JOINT OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.