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WHILE GETTING THE LIFTING JACK OUT OF THE TRACK JEEP TO JACK THE DERAILED TRACK JEEP BACK ON TRACK, THE LIFTING JACK SLIPPED OUT OF THE INJURED EE S HAND AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO JACK A FLAT CAR BACK ON TRACK WITH A LIFTING JACK, THE LIFTING JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE FLAT CAR TO SHIFT AND STRIKE THE INJURED EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER SKIRTING FOR THE BREAKER FEED BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE PIECE OF RUBBER AND CUT THE INJURED EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE CRANKING THE CABLE WINCH TO MOVE THE UNIT COAL TRAIN LOADOUT BIN CHUTE OVER, THE WINCH CRANK HANDLE KICKED BACK AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.
WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO PRY ON THE CONVEYOR BELT TAKE-UP ROLLER, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CHOKING THE TORQUE ON A ROOF BOM WITH A TORQUE WRENCH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS RT SHOULDER
EE WAS PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS THRU THE CONVEYOR BELT TAKEUP UNIT. FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP PAIN. EE HAD INJURED THIS ARE OF BACK EAR LIER IN JAN. 1993 AND WAS OFF FOR IT THEN.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TROLLEY POLE ON A TRACK MACHINE & WHEN HE WAS CUTTING THE INSULATION OFF THE TROLLEY POLE WIRE THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WIRE CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON T HE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SQUARE END ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE BELT CUTTING HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH.
WHILE PRYING A STEEL TRACK RAIL OVER WITH A PRY BAR, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE HAMMERING ON THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE THREE-WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER A STEEL FRAMGMENT FLEW OFF THE HAMMER HEAD AND STRUCK THE INJURED MEPLOYEE ON THE THUMB.
WHILE GOING TO GET SHOVEL, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK, BEING BROKEN BY AN OTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
WHILE PULLING THE CONVYOR BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS THE INJURED EE FELL OVER BACKWARDS WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF THE PLIERS.
WHILE HAMMERING ON A WATER HOSE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE JOY CONTINUOUS MINER THE HAMMER STRUCK THE METAL FRAME OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER CAUSING A TFRAGMENT OF THE STEEL HAMMER HEAD TO SPAUL OFF A ND STRIKE THE INJURED EE ON THE HAND.
WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT THE CONVEYOR BELT TO INSTLL ROLLER STRUCTURE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS CHEST STOMACH ARMS SHOULDERS & BACK
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT,INJURED EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THUMB WHEN RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED MED ONLY 6 STITCHES.
PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN STEEL TIE AND ROCK. ALSO LATER WHILE JACKING UP A SUPPLY CAR JACK SLIPPED & STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND & INDEX FINGER.
WHILE JACKING UP THE DERAILED SUPPLY CAR AND PUT BACK ON TRACK, THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A WOODEN BLOCK.
WHILE SHOVELING THE COAL SPILLAGE ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT THE SHOVEL HANDLE BROKE AND THE INJURED EE FELL AGAINST THE CONVEYOR BELT WIRE RIPE.