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SUBJECT WAS OUT ON A BARGE ON THE OHIO RIVER, TIEING OFF THE BARGE ROPE. AS HE WENT TO STEP OVER THE ELEVATED ROPE HE MISJUDGED IT AND TRIPPED ON THE ROPE AND FELL ONTO THE BOW HATCH AND STRUC K HIS LOWER BACK (KIDNEY AREA).
EE WAS ON THE FEEDER BELT CLEANING FROZEN ACCUMULATION OF COAL PARTLES FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER AREA AND A LARGE FROZEN CHUNK OF COAL FELL OFF OF STEEL PLATE ABOVE CRUSHER AND PINNED HIM ACROSS THE MID-SECTION.
WHEN HE WENT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT TO WORK AREA HIS FOOTING WENT OUT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON 10-6-93 HE SAID THE KNEE WAS HURTING WORSE I TOLD HIM TO GO TO A DR A ND HAVE IT CHECKED.
SUBJECT HAD JUST LEFT EMPTY BARGE ONTO THE LOADED ONE WHEN THE SLIDE LINE ROPE SLID ON CABLE
SUBJECT SAID HE SLIPPED GETTING ONTO MACHINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PATCH OF OIL.
SUBJECT SAID HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS EYE (APPR 4PM FRIDAY) BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THE TIME, BUT AFTER WORKING ALL DAY MONDAY, 9-29-92 IT STARTED TO REALLY HURT. HE WENT TO E ROOM MONDAY EVENING AND THEY FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL.