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THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CLEAN OFF A BELT SCRAPER AT THE WASH PLANT. HE REMOVED THE GUARD, DID NOT DE-ENERGIZE THE BELT AND REACHED IN TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS COVERALL SLEEVE AND PULLED HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO COLUMBIA MACHINE CO. TO PICK UP A 5 H.P. ELECTRIC MOTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING SIGNAL LIGHT AND AS HE GOT THROUGH LIGHT, TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE HIT TH E REAR OF THE CAR.

MOVING R R CAR DOWN TRACCKS STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TIGHTEN THE BRAKES DOD NOT SLOW DOWN UNHOOKED BELT JUMPED HOOK ON BELT RE ATTACHED TO LADDER RELEASED THE HOOK UMPED AGAIN RESULTIG I CONT USIONS AND HEAD LACERATION 4 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING AN OVERHEAD PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM A STEEL BEAM INTO THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADE TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND.L WHEN THE OPERATOR SHIFTED THE LOADER INTO RE VERSE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TOP EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND THE FLANGES OF THE BEAM.

SEE ATTACHED REPORT-THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY VIOLATIONS INFLUENCED EMPLOYEE TO EXAGGERATE THE INJURY IN HOPE OF AVOIDING TERMINATION.IN LIGHT OF THIS,WE ARE ASKING MSHA TO RULE ON THIS WITH RESPECT TO CLASSIFICATION.