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Employee was closing door on bottom door of a rail road car when slate bar slipped out stricking him with pointed end just above left eye brow.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A WELDING CABLE WITH A KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT THUMB THAT REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS ROTATING A HEAVY FLYWHEEL WITH A CHISEL INSERTED IN A BOLT HOLE AS A HANDLE, RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CHISEL HANDLE AND INSPECTION DOOR FOR FLYWHEEL.
EE WAS HOLDING A CINDER BLOCK WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING IT INTO A STOPPING, HAMMER STRUCK EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EE PRYING UP A TRACK "BRIDLE BAR" WITH A AR, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING A SET OF "COME-A-LONGS" TO ALIGN TRACK, CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN HOOK & CHAIN RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE USING A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS TO REMOVE A DRAIN PLUG FROM A CRANKCASE AT A LONGWALL PUMP STATION, CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK THUMB AGAINST A STAPLE LOCK FITTING RESULTI NG IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE USING A SLATE BAR TO POSITION DYNATRAC CHAIN IN PANLINE, SLATE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE PULLED THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF, IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELT & THE RESULTING MOVEMENT CAUSED KNIFE TO LACERATE UNDERSIDE OF LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING 11 SUTURES
EE WAS PRYING A RAIL OVER FOR ALIGNMENT WITH A BAR & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FOULINGA BELT CONVEYOR TRANSFER POINT. EE BROKE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. PART OF ROCK SLID DOWN AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.
4 WEST - BRK. 45: EMPLOYEE WAS UNLUGGING TRACK TIES WITH A HAMMER, WHEN HE MADE A SWING WITH THE HAMMER; HE MISSED THE TIE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK WITH BURNING/TINGLING IN LEFT LEG. THIS EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5/2/00. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/3/00.