TROLLEY POLE ON3LOCOMOTIVE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE AND WHILE STILL MOVING THE MOTOR MAN WAS REACHING FOR THE POLE WHEN THE POLE STRUCK A LOW SPOT IN THE ROOF AND CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE MOT ORMAN ON TOP OF3THE RIGHT HAND INJURING THE FINGER NEXT TO HIS SMALLEST FINGER.
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Showing all 3EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING WITH MOTORMAN LISTENING FOR UOISE WHEN LOCOMTIVE JUMPED TRACE AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE S BODY CARE DOWN HARD ON TO THE SEAT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.
WORKER WAS OPER5TING A LOCOMOTIVE WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE POLE ON THE WIRE WHILE STILL MOVING HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID.