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Employee finished his shift, went home, had dinner, spoke with his family, went to bed. Woke up with back pain sometime on 08/01/2014 and went to the emergency room. Was treated and released to return to work with restrictions.
Rock flew up and hit employee in eye.
Unknown. Employee did not report injury to supervisor.
Back injury
WAS MOVING STONES AND ANOTHER EE DROPPED A STONE. WHILE EE TRIED TO GET HIS FOOT OUT OF THE WAY HE PULLED HIS HAMSTRING.
EE WAS PUTTING HIS SIDEBOARDS ON THE TRAILER & THE WIND GOT AT THE SIDEBOARD & TWISTED HIS LT. WRIST.
THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO EMPLOYEE'S ABOUT WHERE A PALLET SHOULD BE PLACED. INJURED KEPT THE PALLET WHERE HE ALWAYS DID AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CAME OVER AND HEAD BUTTED HIM. HE KNO CKED OVER INJURED INTO THE MACHINE HE WAS WORKING ON. INJURED FRACTURED 3 RIBS. I DID NOT SEND THIS RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS W/C OR NOT.
CUT TIP OF RIGHT PINKY FINGER OFF.
SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER--BROKEN.