William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HOLDING A KNOCKER WRENCH IN PLACE, ANOTHER WORKER WAS HITTING WRENCH TO TIGHTER BOLTS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER.
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William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE TRYING TO KNOCK OUT A LINK FROM A CHAIN ON A MAGNET, A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF, ENTERED LEFT WRIST.
June 2, 1994
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE HITTING HAMMER OFF PUMP CASING HAMMER SHATTERED AND A PIECE WENT (FLEW) INTO RT MIDDLE FINGER.
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