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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 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.