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STANDING IN FRONT OF FORKLIFT. FORKLIFT HAD PALLET. OPERATOR SAT PALLET ON EE'S RT FOOT.
EE CLIMBED UP SIDE OF LOADER TO TALK TO THE LOADER OPERATOR ABOUT A PROBLEM. THE EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE SIDE HANDRAIL OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER OPERATOR TURNED THE LOAD TO MOVE TOWARDS THE MA INTENANCE SHOP. WHILE THE LOADER WAS TURNING, THE EE'S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE LOADER, SQUEEZING HIS HAND.
LEFT HAND & ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & ROLLER WHEN EMPL WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF NOISE IN CONVEYOR BELT. EMPL WAS WEARING GLOVES & TIP OF GLOVE WAS CAUGHT & PULLED HAND & ARM BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & ROLLER.
FORKLIFT RAN OVER FOOT CAUSING SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE TOLD FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO SET PALLET DOWN, WHEN OPERATOR DID, IT WAS ON TOP OF EMPLOYEES FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAIL CAR WHEN BRAKES FAILED. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TIGHTEN HAND BRAKE TIGHTER. EMPLOYEE WAS ON RAIL CAR WHEN IMPACT JERKED HIM P & RETURN HIS FOOT JAMMED IN BRAKE COUPLER.