Rio Grande Silver, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The injured employee was struck by a wooden post that had come under compression from the scissor deck he was operating. The post was left leaning against the rail of the scissor deck. When the deck was raised, the post became wedged between the deck and the rib, the pressure was relieved suddenly from the base of the post causing it to strike him in the elbow and ribs.