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Employee was riding in a locomotive that was approaching another locomotive. He though they were going to collide (they did not) and he jumped out of the locomotive.
Employee's right ankle got wrapped up in a piece of 2" waterline that was hooked to the section pumping station. As it was being pulled up to the face by a scoop.
Employee was operating a shuttle car when he hit a hole causing pain to his back and neck.
Employee was riding in a track mounted mantrip when the operator stopped suddenly. When the mantrip stopped, it was struck by a locomotive. This resulted in the injured having pain in his back & neck.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE BATTERIES ON THE SCOOP & TALKING TO SOMEONE AT THE SAME TIME. HE STATED THE SCOOP OPERATOR HAD TO GET HIS BATTERY CABLE UNHUNG & WAS CLEAR TO MOVE BUT INJURED WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE HE WAS TALKING & WHEN HE TOLD THE SCOOP OPERATER TO WAIT A SECOND HE DIDN'T HEAR HIM. THE SCOOP SHIFTED & HIS LOWER LEFT LEG GOT SAUASHED.
Employee was riding mantrip. Mantrip came off the tracks and crushed into the rib.
Employee was cleaning the dump area when he was injured by a piece of 4" waterline. The waterline was under the gob & got fouled under the scoop & came up & struck him on the right side of his head.
Shuttle car hit hole - bounced operator into canopy injuring neck.
VICTIM WAS COUPLING MOTOR AND FLAT CAR. MOTORMAN DIDN'T KNOW INJURED WAS BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR. INJURED HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN FLATCAR AND MOTOR.
Victim was walking beside track, being followed by a mantrip. victim side stepped into the path of the mantrip and the mantrip struck his left leg.
Victim was operating a mantrip when matrip wrecked striking rib.
Ee was riding mantrip when mantrip struck truss bolts stacked by tracks. Truss bolts struck ee on right arm.
EE WAS RIDING INSIDE OF MANTRIP WHEN A CRIB BLOCK VIBRATED OFF OF THE CANOPY. IT STRUCK EE IN HIS HEAD & NECK.