Foreman & employees were cleaning off a wooded area when a tree got hung under a branch. Before they could react, the tree broke free and hit EE on the leg.
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Showing all 8Employee was operating drill and rock broke off and hit right hand.
Employee was hitting rock and a piece flew up and hit their eye. Employee did have on safety glasses per foreman.
Employee was walking and slipped on the wet ground. As employee was trying to catch themselves, they hurt their right wrist.
Employee was cleaning work area with blow pipe and it slipped out of their hand and hit head.
The quarry crew was putting up the Christmas tree. Employee was tapping on the wedge used to stabilize equipment when a piece of the wedge chipped off and went through pants leg and penetrated leg.
Coupler hit employee on cheek.
Pinched right thumb.