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EE & A MECHANIC WERE FILLING A HAUL TRUCK FULL OF HYDRAULIC OIL WHEN THE GREASER UNEXPECTEDLY GOT INTO TRUCK & DROVE OFF. EE RAN AFTER TRUCK & TRIPPED OVER FROZEN, RUTTED GROUND DISLOCATING HIS (R) SHOULDER & PULLING HIS LEFT HAMSTRING.
THE EE WAS CLEANING RAIL ROAD CARS ON THE INSIDE OF THE CARS WHEN HE WAS EXITING A CAR HE SLIPPED ON THE RAILROAD TRACK. THE TRACK WAS COVERED W SNOW MAKING IT SLIPPERY. AS HE SLIPPED. HE HAD TO SHIFT HIS BODY WEIGHT TO KEEP FROM FALLING. AS HE DID HIS BACK TWISTED CAUSING LOWER BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL ROD OF APPROX. 70# TO A STEEL RACK LOCATED BEHIND THE SHOP. EMPLOYEE MISPLACED HIS FOOTING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE AND BEGAN TO FALL FORWARD. AS HE CORRECTE D HIMSELF AND CAUGHT HIS BALANCE, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS ABDOMEN. THE ABDOMINAL HERNIA WAS EXTENDED FROM A PREVIOUS ONE WHICH WAS NOT JOB RELATED.
54736YEE WAS CLEANING P&H SHOVEL PRIOR TO OVERHAUL WHEN HE SLIPPED WHEN HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS RT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF HE JAMMED HIS RT RING FINGER EXTENT OF INJURY DID NOT BECOME APPARANT U 53930JULY 22 1992 EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY ON DAY 03-05-92 IT OCCURRED TO EE
UNSAFE ACT-FELL TO GRATING
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 4 FT LADDER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS BACK AND RIBS ON IMPACT.
EE SLIPPED FROM LADDER AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE NEVER SAW PHYSICIAN UNTIL 2-7-89.
INDIVIDUAL WAS 7IGHTENING BOLTS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS TAILBONE BRUISING IT.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TRYING TO STEP OVER A SMALL DITCH WHEN HE FELL INTO IT, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
STANDING ON STEP LADDER HAMMERING PIN WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE.