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EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MAKE BELT SPLICE BY HIMSELF INSTEAD OF COMING OUT ON NEXT SHIFT WHEN HELP WAS TO BE PRESENT. WHILE USING GRIP HOIST THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARD CAUSING I NJURY - HE HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
INJURED WAS HOLDING COVER FOR GRIDS ON COUPLING BACK SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD HIT COUPLING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. ONE OF BLOWS GLANCED OFF AND HIT HAND.
IN PROCESS OF MAKING BELT SPLICE, PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH COME A LONGS & BELT CLAMPS, CLAMP GOT CAUGHT ON BOTTOM ROLLER BRACKET. HE REACHED UP TO PUSH CLAMP OFF OF BRACKET WHEN HE DID GET FREE CLAMP HIT HIS HAND & CUT HIM.
USING SLATE BAR TO PRY UP ON CUTTER DRUMS ON MINER WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE JAMMED BAR IN TOP WITH FINGER CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TOP AND BAR.
PULLING SPIKES GAUGING TRACK & RE-SPIKING IT.I.NAME PULLING SPIKES WITH SPIKE BAR AND HIS BACK STARTING HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF RESETTING STIFF JACK PIECE OF TRACK RAIL WHEN IT FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON HEAD.
EMPL TAKING WHE9L OFF SCOOP.PUT FINGER IN LUG HOLE ON WHEEL TO GET BETTER GRIP WHEN ANOTHER EMPL USING SLATE BAR PRIED UP ON WHEEL CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN STUD BOLT AND WHEEL HUB
THE INJURED PER8ON WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING GEARS OFF OF A SET OF SPROCKETS. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE THE GEARS OFF WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF L ODGING IN HIS L9FT LEG.