Employee was mucking out the round and the bucket caught on a divot. This caused the machine to stop abruptly. EE's hard hat fell off and EE hit the side of EE's head on a handle inside the cab. We transported EE to medical facility and EE was prescribed Naproxen for pain from a mild concussion. EE was released to full duty.
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Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC · Struck against stationary object
Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was cutting timber and saw kicked out cutting EE's free hand. Employee was taken to hospital and received 5 stitches in left hand middle finger. EE returned to full duty.
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