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claimant :gad received additional training through attendance at ruins
c=aces, sazacy car preoentations and audio-·ri3ual showings.
The
Carrier :Ltad Award iio. 1 of Public Law Board ao. 1606 in support
o£ cieLr position, as well as Award
coo.
2d3 of public Law Board .;o.
913.
The tranraripc of record contains 133 panes of testimony. There
are also nuaarous exhibits by the Carr.'= to supyorc ch=ir pass=ion.
The tastiaoir, of ail witnesses has been carefuLly studied.
T'aa avidenca establishes that the claimant sustained a :minor Lnjur;r
to c!ia ring fi:agar of his right hand when he threw a switch at 3Lding 53 Southern Scatei Cooperative, which is an industrial side
track facatad within the Roanoke Terminal. The Ql41MIMt sustained
the injury when he threw a switch into ravarse position and his
pin;er scrucs a shut box which was located close to the switch
:1111310.
'the avi4enee of record irdiaatts that chit shunt box was located
toe ^1oaa to cka switch handle. Sea the testimony of conductor
.zu~titt woo testified that
there
was close clearance bac-ason
t:ze terminal box or shunt box, and the handle of the switch when it
was thrown into the red position. He slao testified that
when
the
switch was tarawn, it would not clear your fingers.
The evidence furtsar establishes chat the shunt box or terminal bo:c
had bean .:avad pursuant to this injury. Conductor Proffitt tastiliad
that he ehacked the switch. and the box had boon moved over toward
the track. and it -.has now out o£ the ors).
The Organization furtaar points to the face chat the parties have an
agras=snc chat as amnloyee's personal sartics record will not be iactu4sd in, or rafarrod to, in the hearing or in the tranacri;2t of
the procaedinIs of the hearing, and that the agreement was violated
haraln.
Under this agreement the Carrier may, when the employee is ohargad
with bsin3 accident prone, introduce the record as
it
pertains to
previous accidents or Lnjuriss. but only this portion of the clai::ant's personal service record may, bo inel:cdtd
In,
or rafarred to,
is to hearing or in the tranacrioc of the procesdimgs o_° hearing.
sio·,~aver, suc_s record stay be attsched and submitted cc the officer
reaching the decision as to the amount of discip line to 5a asaeasad.
Such should not be censidarud rsgardinv die guilt of the claimant
as to tits
-hhar;a :cads
for t!%4 investigation.
Tn the
instant
case there is no evidancs of na31iCanca an the part
oc the claimant herein. There is further
no
svidance of any ruLa
vioLatton ay tits claimant. The evidence further is clearly insufficient cc establish chat the claimant was accident prone. Also
the evidence does not establish the claimant persists in unsafe
practices.
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Award Na. 3~
Page 3
The only act perforated by thy clainant herein was co:apliancs with
instructions to throw a switch. V:iara is no evtdanca as to any
na&tiganas or unsafe usthod by ·ahic:a the clai;rant threw Cho awitcz
involved. On the other hand Cho evidanca establishes that Cho
shu.-tc box xaa too eloss to the switch
far
t:%a switch to be thrown
in a safe manner.
On :Sa fotagoing banis the Board finds that the claitt is valid.
1as
Carrier is diractsd to rainstats the olaimanc with seniority
and all ochsr rights unimpaired and with pay for cims lost. IE
to parties era unable to ascertain the amount due to the claimant,
t'co Board
-.,till
reserve jurisdiction to dstermina t:%a amount.
A:-;a,T
: C1aLH sustained.
0=Rt inn Carrier is directau to comply witi this award within
.rcy days fsc;a t.'^.a data of this avar3.
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