"Claim on behalf of B. L. Renfrow for pay for each work day missed and the removal of the discipline and reprimand from his file account of his fourteen (14) day suspension and reprimand for violation of Rules A, M, P and 681.
The- Employee was reprimanded for an incident concerning the alleged use of the wrong tools and he received a fourteen-day suspension for an asserted failure to advise a Supervisor of his personal injury status.
The Carrier asserts that the Employee conceded that he improperly used two tools which caused a fragment to enter his leg and thereafter he failed to notify the Supervisor of a visit for medical assistance. The Claimant may have been using the material given to him to do the job, but, the record substantiates the fact that he impeoperly used the tools in his possession.
Under the circumstances, it was not unreasonable for the Claimant to be required to advise the Supervisor when he was going to visit the doctor. Even presuming that the Employee had some communication difficulty concerning the visit. in question, it is readily apparent that'he could have contacted the Supervisor much earlier than he did. Under all of the circumstances we find no basis for disturbing the Carrier's Decision and we will deny the claim.
PLB-2366 -2- Award No. 7$