Trying to start a fire in the woodstove, resulted in a burn on left hand.
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Showing all 5Stacking rock when the rock slid smashing left index finger between 2 rocks.
Pulling a rock onto the loader table. The rock slid smashing employees finger between 2 rocks.
EE WAS HAND STACKING ROCK. WHEN THROWING A ROCK, HE TOSSED IT AWKWARDLY AND IT CAME ACROSS HIS FOREARM CUTTING IT. THIS LEFT A CUT ABOUT 2" LONG JUST ABOVE THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN HE LEANED INTO A PALLET OF STONE HE RE-FRACTURED THIS HAND.