EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF A SCREEN DECK REMOVING SIDE RAILS. AS HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO ALLOW THE FASTNERS (NUTS) TO BE REMOVED, THE AIR GUN WAS BEING APPLIED TO TH E NUTS, THE BOLTS TURNED THROUGH AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
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June 29, 2000
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Inc · Struck by falling object
UNDER #3 CONVEYOR CUTTING OLD TRESTLE OUT TO BE REPLACED, WELD BROKE AND STEEL PIECE FELL ON FINGER.
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