Employee was cleaning off stone on crusher deck. While bent over shoveling, a piece of stone fell from above and hit EE in the lower back of their head near the top of their neck. This impact caused EE to pass out and fall to the ground.
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Showing all 3Employee was stepping off of a concrete pillar onto the ground and stepped on uneven ground and rolled right ankle. Employee thought that ankle was just rolled and continued to work.
INJURED WAS WORKING A ENERGIZED SWITCH BOX, AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED 480 VOLT WIRES. THE RESULT WAS AN EXPLOSION AND FIRBALL WHICH SEVERLY BURNT HIS FACE AND HANDS.