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January 4, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing screens, screen slipped out of hand

May 11, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was organizing a tool trailer, EE stood a sprocket up on it's side, attempted to it up

April 23, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were changing a sprocket on crusher feeder. Sprocket slipped, lacerating the pinky on left hand requiring stitches.

November 10, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was trying to stop the belt & another ee ran and turned belt off by releasing a lever & turning key off. Another ee gave ee a knife to cut the belt to remove ee right arm that was in tangled in tail pulley. Notified superintendent by mobile phone who called 911. EE assisted ee to pickup wrapping arm in coat. Met EMS on county road I in Donley County.

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