EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER LINE TOGETHER ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE RT HAND CUTTING HIS THUMB
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Showing all 3EE WAS PUTTING OUTSIDE BOLT UP ON THE THIRD ROW IN 4 HEADING WHEN HE PUSHED THE CANOPY UP AGAINST THE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK SCALED OUT AND CUT RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS CLEANING SOME ROCK ON THE SLOPE BELT THAT HAD FALLEN FROM THE RIB. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 2 LB. IN WEIGHT WITH JAGGED EDGES FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK THE EE S LEFT HAND. THE ROC K FELL APPROX. 12 FEET FROM THE TOP. THIS RESULTED IN 10 STITCHES TO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.