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#3 HEADING, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD 3309, EE WAS PULLING TRACK OVER & CHAIN HOIST CAME LOOSE, CATACHING HIS HAND UNDER A CROSS TIE.
EE WAS HOISTING A METAL CHUTE WITH A CHAIN FALL HOIST IN ORDER TO BOLT IT BACK IN POSITION OVER A CENTRIFRAD DRYER. HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN CHAIN HOOK AND CHUTE. NO BROKEN BONES NO STITC HES REQUESTED.
EE WAS WORKING IN SHAKER BLDG IN PICKING ROOM ON A WATER PIPE. HE WAS USING A 24 PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN PIPE. AS HE WAS PULLING UP ON THE PIPE WRENCH HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PAIN IN HIS BACK.
SECTION LOADING POINT WHILE ATTEMPTINGT TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE FEEDER WITH A SLATE BAR THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE SLATE BAR AND WASSTRUCK ON THE RIGHT EAR.EAR WAS LACERATED A ND REQUIRED APPROX 22 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO CLOSE RAILROAD CAR DOORS. PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 2-9-95 AND THEN FOUND OUT HE HAD A FRACTU RED ANKLE. HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A R/R CAR HOPPER DOOR WITH A BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD BREAKING BONE IN ANKLE.
EMPL CLOSING CAR DOOR ON RR BOX CAR. WAS USING A LONG STEEL BAR TO CLOSE DOOR.IT SLIPPED WHEN PULLING HARD ON IT CAUSING PAIN IN BACK OF NECK.
EMPL CLOSING CAR DOORS ON RAILROAD HOPPER CAR WITH A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL STRAINING LOWER RIGHT HIP AND BACK. DIDNT LOSE TIME UNTIL 2-18-92.
CUTTING WOOD KNIFE CUT FINGER
ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE R R CAR WITH PRY BAR IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BEARING IN A SMALL 10 H.P. MOTOR WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF BOLT. HE HIT CORNER OF NUT WITH RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL8-7-89).
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSTOPPING CRUSHER WHEN HE MASHED MIDDLE FINGER IN LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING FROZEN MATERIAL OUT OF A RAILROAD CAR.
EMP WAS ADJUSTI3G FEEDER AT TIPPLE -- TIGHTENING BOLT WITH A WRENCH AND HIT HAND ON METAL FEEDER
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG RIVOT GUN WHEN IT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK AND ENTERING THE LEFT ARM.
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 OUT RAILROAD CAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & FELT PAIN IN BACK, HOWEVER DIDNT REPORT THE INCIDENT. FOLLOWING MORNING HE HAD SEVERE PAINS