The employee survived with a concussion.
You should be careful on the golf course. The people in the picture are not related to the case. Mika Kylmäniemi / AOP
There was a danger at the Nokia River Golf Golf Center last week when the ball hit the person working on the field.
Nokia River Golf reported this on Tuesday In their Facebook publicationwhen the club celebrated international thanks to the field manager day.
– The least that we can give to the field managers, in addition to thanks, is a safe work environment, read at the beginning of the publication.
The field manager did not survive the situation without scratch, but the publication points out that it could have been worse.
– Although this time it was resolved in a concussion, it was a life -threatening situation. Unfortunately, similar serious incidents occur daily on the fields – now it was the first time the ball really hit the head.
The player had not received a punching permit and the ball hit the field manager in the head.
Nokia River Golf’s Executive Director Kimmo Sirainen Comment on the incident to Iltalehti on Wednesday.
– Wrong assessment from the player. And he did not go to deny it in any way. The shot went further than he had imagined.
Sirainen points out that a golf course is a dangerous place for field managers.
– If you think about what kind of workplace the field is for the field manager, quite a few workplaces are flying in a very few workplaces that start at a speed of 170 miles per hour.
And golf balls are not comparable to tennis balls, for example. Golf balls are hard and indeed indeed indeed.
According to Sirinen, this is the first time in the history of Nokia River Golf when the ball hits the field manager. According to Sirainen, the body hits have come a few over the years.
Sirainen says that the employee tried to return to work but could not work. His condition is still being studied and he is not able to work so far.
Are such cases of hit rare?
– The volume is pretty big. I argue that Finnish fields have daily near misses. We also have a weekly situation at Nokia River Golf where there is a danger. Players must be accurate and sure that no one is on the line. Safety is everything, Sirainen points out.
Nokia River Golf points out that players have a duty to ensure the safety of the field employees when facing the field manager at work. If the player hits the ball while the field manager is close, it is a gross negligence.