EMPLOYEE WAS TA1PING IN A 480V LIGHT CIRCUIT FROM AN ELEVATED MANBASKET. HIS POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS STRIPPING INSULTATION FROM THE #1 QUADRAPLEX CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. FOUR STITCHES WERE 9EQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
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Big Horn Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
December 19, 1985
WY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Horn Coal Co · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N ASSIGNED TO REPLACE SOME BROKEN BOLTS IN A FEEDER IN OUR WEST PLANT.AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE NEW BOLTS.HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF OF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT.ALLOWING HIS HAND TO S STRIKE A NEAR-B2 PIECE OF ANGLE-IRON REQUIRING ((2)STITCHES TO CLOSE.
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