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2000–2026
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August 25, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
URS Energy and Construction, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing carriage bolts to replace cutting edges on bobcat skid loader employee used his finger to stop the bolt from turning while using an impact wrench to remove the nut. The carriage bolt had developed a razor share edge which lacerated the employees finger and required six sutures and bandages.

April 23, 2009 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
URS Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A mechanic was holding a drill steel with the deck bushing raised up on the drill steel and suspended from the jib line. The jib line broke causing the deck bushing to slide down the drill steel striking the employee's hand. The employee's left thumb was pinched causing a laceration needing ten stitches.

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