Employee was getting a sample of sand from the asphalt sand pile when the wind blew a piece of sand into left eye. Employee rubbed the eye then went and flushed the eye. Employee went to clinic where they were diagnosed with a scratched cornea and issued prescription eye drops.
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Showing all 3Employee was checking the pump gauges on the pump dock next to the delignite system when employee twisted left knee. The injury became reportable on 08/24/2020 when the employee was placed on modified duty.
Employee was leaving for the day, walking across mine property. Other employees found him on the ground unconscious and tried to revive him and called 911.