Bumps and Bruises

This job is physical.
A full keg weighs about 170 pounds. A bag of malt weighs 50-55 pounds. The combination of heavy objects that need moving, a growing brewery with no space to spare, and a brand new brewer who is often not awake at 6:40 a.m., bumps and bruises will happen.
On my right hand, I have had 5 cuts. On my left hand, I have had a crushed ring finger that is still bruised after a couple weeks.
I stood up into a metal box on the wall in the cellar that made my head bleed.
A stainless mash paddle fell towards me as I was gazing into the mash tun. It struck me just behind the left ear and cut and bruised the area. That one hurt.
I have rammed my knee into the sharp pieces of a serving tank, ran into a gas-in nipple on a uni-tank, and nearly slipped off the brew deck.
Even with the pain, blood, and immediate cursing, this job is really growing on me. I've having fun and am proud to be a part of the Silver City team!

Cheers!
Greg