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While walking to enter forepersons pickup truck, miner was watching footing and not looking ahead. Miner struck forehead on corner of pickup truck forcing hard hat up and off of head and causing laceration to forehead. 8 stitches required; employee released to full duty same day.
Employee exited catwalk and climbed down ladder. He hit his right knee on a hook that used to hold a hanging ladder. The hanging ladder had been removed from service but the hook wasn't. The hook fell between the rungs of the ladder the employee was using. The hook had a sharp edge that lacerated employees knee.