An employee was walking down a stair case and asked an employee on the catwalk above to hand them their radio. The employee on the catwalk attempted to lower the radio via the mic cord. The employee on the catwalk let go of the radio causing the mic cord to hang up on the hand rail. This caused the trajectory of the radio to alter and strike the employee in the mouth.
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February 20, 2017
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Granite Company · Struck by falling object
May 25, 2016
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Granite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was maintaining a material chute when the steel spring back and pinched EE's finger.
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