Parties Brotherhood of Maintenance of Employes
 to and
 Dispute Union Pacific Railroad Company
 (Former Missouri Pacific Railroad)

 Statement
 of Claim: (1) Carrier violated the Agreement, especially Rule 12,
 when V. Cantu, Jr., (SSN 459-94-1436) was assessed 60 days
 actual suspension.


Findings: The Board has jurisdiction of this case by reason of
 the parties Agreement establishing this Board therefor.
 The Claimant, Trackman V. Cantu, Jr., asserts that on
 or about June 6, 1992, while he and Trackman L. D. Ballard
 were in the process of breaking a joint apart his hand was
 injured. Mr. Cantu claims that while holding a "drift pin"
 (chisel) Mr. Ballard used an eight pound munday maul to
 strike the "drift pin" several times and hit Cantu's hand
 injuring it. Two days later, Claimant Cantu filed an
 accident report (Form 52032).
 Carrier conducted a formal investigation on July 3,
 1992 on the charge that Claimant falsified the cause of an
 alleged injury.
 Carrier concluded from the transcript that the Claimant
 was guilty as charged and assessed him 60 days suspension as
 discipline therefor.
 The Claimant was accorded the due process to which
 entitled under Rule 12.
 There was sufficient evidence adduced to support the
 Carrier's conclusion of guilt. This case turned oh
 credibility. Carrier, as the trier of facts, properly
 resolved the clash of conflicting statements, in essence,
 that Ballard did not strike Cantu's hand. The medical
 evidence, Investigation Exhibit B, reflects that Dr. Parks'
 read the x-ray and concluded that it was not a fracture as
 alleged.
 The discipline imposed is not unreasonable. This claim
 is denied.

Award: Claim denied.

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S. A. Hammons, Jr. Emplo ee Member Kfhy Alexander, Carrier Member -

                      T. hur T. Van Wart, Chairman

                      and Neutral Member


                    Issued November 27, 1993.