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BACKED OVER EDGE TIPPED OVER ON R SIDE
TWO EE WERE LOADING A PIECE OF 4X8 SHEET METAL EE WAS OPERATING THE FORLIFT THE OTHER EE WAS GUIDING THE BAD AFTER THE METAL WAS LOADED THE EE TRIED TO RELEASE THE LOADING CLAMP. THE CLAMP WOU LD NOT BECOME UNFASTENED SO THE OPERATOR PICKED THE LOAD UP ABOUT 6 INCHES. THE SHEET METAL REALEASED AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE ARM. THE EE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO PRESTOR MEMORIAL HOS
FEEDER CHAIN PLUGGED WITH MUD CLEANINGING OUT TO MAKE REPAIRS.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A KERSEY TRACTOR PULLING THE MANTRIP. THE TRACTOR BRAKE LINE BURST CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO GET AWAY FROM HIM DOWN A SMALL GRADE. THE TRACTOR TRAVELED 50\ WITHOUT BRAKES AN D HIT AN OVERCAST INTAKE WALL ON #3 MAIN. INJURED WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT LEG WITH A CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING A BRUISE.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN OPPOSITE SEAT OF TRACTOR OPERATOR WHEN THEY WERE PULLING THE MANTRIP IN. THE TRACTOR WAS TRAVELING DOWN #3 MAIN WENT A BRAKE LINE BROKE. THE OPERATOR LET THE TRACTOR GET AWAY FROM HIM AND IT RAN 50\ DOWN A SMALL GRADE AND KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE INTAKE OVERCAST WALL. A CEMENT BLOCK STRUCK INJURED ON BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING THE WHEELS OF AN EMPTY COAL CAR WHICH WAS OFF TRACK HE SIGNALED TEH OTHER MOTORMAN TO MOVE THE CARS AHEAD AND WAS APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE BLOCK WITH HIS HAND AND WHEN THE CARS MOVED HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
INJURED TOLD FOREMAN THAT HE HURT BACK PREVIOUS DAY RIDING MANTRIP HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE FOREMAN OR SUPT ON THE DAY IT HAPPENED WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON THE 19TH HE TOLD MANAGMENT HIS BAC K WAS HURTING WE TOLD HIM TO GO SEE A DR. DR SAID TO REST IT AND RETURN TO WORK ON THE 24TH.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING A 944 KERSEY TRACTOR FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN A TIRE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROAD ANC CAUSED THEY STEPPING WHEEL THE SPIN AND IT STEERING BALL ON WHEEL STRUCK INJURY ON THE LEFT WRIST INJURED HAD A BAD SPRAIN AND BRUSE ON LT WRIST.
DROPPING RAILROAD CAR--MAN JUMPED FROM CAR--RIGHT FOOT HIT GROUND ON RAILROAD TIE. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK ADEQUATELY TO STOP THE RAILROAD CAR IMMEDIATELY.
INJURED WAS FILLING IN FOR AN EMPLOYEE OFF WORK. HE FAILED TO PROPERLY ADJUST HIS HAND BRAKE. THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF RENDERING THE ELECTRIC BRAKE INOPERATIVE AND A TRIP OF TEN EMPTYS WITH T HE LOCOMOTIVE OUTBY, TRAVELED APPROX. 200\ AND COLLIDED WITH LOADS AT THE TIPPLE. INJURED WAS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND CLAIMED HIS BACK WAS HURT.
MOVING RAIL TRUCKS BY HAND AND ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK.
INJURED STEPPED OFF A MOVING LOCOMOTIVE, AND STEEPED ON A SWITCH RAIL CAUSING FALL.