Cutting gas powered string trimmer line with a pen knife. Knife slipped and cut his right thumb.
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August 2, 2010
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Bituminous Power Partners L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 2, 2004
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Bituminous Power Partners L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A METAL SHARD CAME OFF A DRAG CHAIN LINK AS THE CONNECTING PIN WAS BEING REMOVED & STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER LEFT LEG. THE MECHANIC WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, DRIFT PINS & HOLDERS. AS THE PIN WAS BEING STRUCK WITH THE HAMMER, THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CONNECTING LINK CAUSING THE FRAGMENT TO STRIKE EE.
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