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Employee was filling the water truck when the flexible hose got stuck on the fill pipe. Employee pulled the pipe and it released suddenly striking them in the upper lip causing a small laceration and chipped tooth.
EE was operating the skid steer when a rock came over the bucket and shattered the windshield. The rock landed in EE's lap and a small piece of glass got behind EE's safety glasses and into left eye. EE used bottled water to flush out the eye and was sent to urgent care where they flushed the eye and confirmed that it was scratched, EE was prescribed an antibiotic ointment.
Miner was climbing into a skid steer. Miner's boots were muddy from the rain. Miner slipped & struck right knee on the bucket of the skid steer. The initial pain did not subside, miner was sent to be evaluated. The miner was seen at a local urgent care. X-ray showed no broken bones. Miner has tenderness & restricted motion. Restrictions given for walking, bending & lifting.
On Friday, November 19, 2021 sometime between 8-10am EE was welding and grinding at the quarry plant. EE was grinding a spot for my ground for the welder. EE welded 2 bolts to put up a piece of rubber. EE felt like there was something in EE's left eye, but was not able to see anything. Saturday morning, EE woke up with a blood shot and swollen left eye.