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HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS AT THE JOB WHEN HE STUCK BY AN EASTBOUND UNIT TRAIN. THE TRAIN STRUCK THE LEFT FORNT WHEEL OF THE MOTOR GRADER AND KNOCKED THE GRADER 20 FEET AN D TURNED IT 180 DEGRESS. OPERATOR STATED THAT HE LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND DID NOT SEE THE TRAIN AND DID NOT HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TOOTH ON 992C & I NAME WALKED DOWN TO THE PIT TO OBSERVE HE WAS APPROX 8FT TO 10FT AWAY WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE TOOTH & WENT IN HIS ARM
THE EMPLOYEE REACHED TO GET HIS LUNCH BOX WHICH WAS ABOUT TO ROLL OFF OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR THE LUNCH BOX HE ALSO APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO CLOSE CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE HINGE OF THE DOOR CUTTING IT OFF BETWEEN THE THUMB NAIL AND THE JOINT
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STANDING ON A METAL LADDER WHICH WAS LEANED AGAINST AN OIL TANK OF AN EIGHTY-FIVE TON ROCK TRUCK.THE LADDER SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE TO BUCKLE AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND.THE3FIRST WORKDAY LOST WAS 10-30-87.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A PIN PULLER TO REMOVE THE BOTTOM BUCKET PIN ON THE BOOM ARM OF A FRONT ENDLOADER CATERPILLAR 992C. A BOLT BROKE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING SOME TAPE OFF A STEAM CLEANER HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SCRATCHED HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE PUT A BANDAGE ON HIS HAND AND CONTINUED TO WORK LATER THAT NIGHT THE CUT BECAME INFECTE8 AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND AN I AND DRAIN TUB E ADMINSTERED.
THE EMP WAS LOA8ING OVERBURDEN WITH 922 C CATERPILLAR END LOADER WHEN HE ROLLED THE BUCKET BACK A LARGE ROCK STRUCK THE BACK SECTION OF THE BUCKET CAUSING A PIECE OF THE ROCK TO BREAK OFF AND GO THROUGH THE 4INDSHIELD STRIKING THE EMP IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEEN PUTTING A STARTER ON A D-9 CATEPILLAR DOZER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EE WAS CAR9YING A BOX OF BLASTING PRIMERS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL OPERATING LOADER LIFTING ROCK OUT OF DIRT WHEN BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING MACHINE TO JAM EMPL ARM ONTO THE ARM REST.
THE EE WAS HELPING LIFT A SPOOL OF CABLE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REPLACE A TRACK ON A DOZER HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE TRACK THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB RECEIVED SIX STITCHES