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INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO PUT DRUM ON H EAD OF MINER HE TRIED TO REPOSITION THE DRUM WITH A BAR FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA
INJ WAS JACKING3MOTOR ON TRACK JACK SLIPPED AND BAR STRUCK INJURED IN RIBS
INJ USING 15'' 7RESCEMT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLT OFF MINER.INJ STRUCK WRENCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,WRENCH FLEW OFF AND STRUCK INJ IN RIGHT LENS OF SAFERT GLASSES.GLASSES BROKE AND CUT INJ RIGHT EYELID
TAKING CHECK VA5VE OUT OF TRS- THERE WAS PRESSURE IN LINE AND KICKED RATCHET OUT OF HAND.
2 2 EMPLOYEES WERE JACKING AN M\T COAL CAR ON THE TRACK & THE JACK SLIPPED HITTING I.NAMES LEFT FOOT BREAKING HIS LEFT BIG TOE
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOOT FROM A SECTION LINE AND CUT HIS WRIST.
EMP WAS SITTING ALONG RIB. HE RAISED HIS GLASSES AND WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A PIECE OF STEEL OR SLAG. A FELLOW EMP WAS DRIVING WEDGE OUT OF THE SHOVEL OF A C/M THE PIECE OF STEEL OR SLAG FL EW STRUCK THE C/M GLANCED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON JEEP WHICH WAS SUSPENDED BY CHAINS FROM U/G SHOP, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED JEEP FELL KICKING OUT BLOCKS & HITTING INJURED GLANCING BLOW TO CHEST.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BROKEN BEARING RACE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE FROM UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES
INJURED WAS JACKING A WAGON OF 10\ POSTS ON TRACK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS CHEST.
INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR TO SCALE DOWN LOOSE ROOF WHILE PRYING UP BAR GAVE AND INJURED PINCHED RT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN PRY BAR AND ROOF BOLT BREAKING IT AT 1ST JOINT