EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE CABLE TO END OF DEAD EYE ON 800-D NORTHWEST SHOVEL. AFTER APPLYING TENSION TO CABLE, EMPLOYEE LOST GRIP AND CABLE SNAKED BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE BELOW EYE. INJURY RESULTED IN CUT OT LEFT SIDE OF FACE. TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. NO LOST TIME.
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Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULL DOZER FOR THE PURPOSE OF REBUILDING WASHED AREA ON ROAD.ALLEGED DOZER SLIPPED ON LARGE ROCK RESULTING IN A SEVERE JOLT HURTING HIS BACK.
Little Rock Quarry Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE DRILLING SMALL ROCK CHIP FLEW UP AND ENTERED RIGHT EYE.
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