August 20, 2003
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF 'FLOOR TILE. KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED CUTTING THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. GIVEN FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. TOOK EE TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SUTURES WERE APPLIED TO CLOSE THE WOUNDS. 5 SUTURES TO THE THUMB AND 6 SUTURES TO THE INDEX FINGER