WHILE INSPECTING HANG-UP IN SPILL POCKET,EMPL LEFT INSPECTION DOOR OPEN FOLLOWING TESTING THE HUNT SLAB WITH A SCALING BAR.THE MUCK RAN AND A ROCK HIT EMPL ON HEAD REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
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Showing all 4EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN HUNG MUCK AT DRAW POINT MUCK RAN EMPLOYEE WAS SLABBED ON LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METATAUKSAL BOOTS INCIDENT RESULTED IN HAIRLINE FX
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN WHEN LARGE SLAB KNOCKED BAR OUT OF HANDS EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO RETREEVE BAR & WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK
EE ENTERED WORK AREA TO CHECK EFFECT OF PREVIOUS DAYS BALST. HE FAILED TO CHECK THE BACK ADEQUATELY AND WAS STRUCK ON THE HAND BY FALLING ROCK SEVERLY CRUISING THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HA ND.