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May 5, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marquise Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING DRIVE SHAFT FROM FRONT REAR END ON MACK TRI-AXLE. WHILE DOING THIS, HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY SHAFT AND I SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD. HE TOOK A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO HIT CAP AND THE CAP BROKE HAMMER AND HIT AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB AND LEFT FRONT ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. CUT TO LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AND STITCHES TO THE LEFT THUMB.

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