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Employee was resetting a damaged post. Employee's partner noticed dribbling from the ceiling and yelled at employee to get out. Employee got up and started moving towards the opening. Slab fell from the ceiling and caught the employee underneath.
EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND OF DYNAMITE. WAS LOOKING UP AND SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM THE CEILING INTO HIS RT. EYE. THE ROCKS HAD PRELL ON THEM. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL DEBRIS IN HIS EYE AND A SCRATCH, BURN ON THE EYEBALL. EXPERIENCED BLURRY VISION OUT OF THE RIGHT EYE.
Employee was chipping material when he was hit in the back of the neck with a slab. The slab was approximately 1 ft in diameter.