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Carpenter installing taper ties; hardhat brushed against planks, causing debris to fall onto EE's hardhat and forehead. EE removed EE's safety glasses to brush the debris from EE's face at which time a small piece landed in EE's left eye. After flushing the eye with no relief, EE was transported to medical facility where a doctor flushed and wiped the eye clean.
Employee was using a hose reel to reel up a 2" water hose at the wash bay. Employees right thumb was caught between the manual reel handle and reel locking mechanism resulting in a laceration to the top of this thumb. This injury required sutures