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February 17, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RESOLVE AGGREGATE, LLC.. · Struck by falling object

Miner was in the process of adjusting rigging to move a section of a stationary conveyor when a suspended bracket on the conveyor fell on EE's right hand.

January 14, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RESOLVE AGGREGATE, LLC.. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was assisting setting a pulley assembly when a chain lever hoist lowered the assembly and the assembly pinched the tip of EE's right hand beneath one of the assembly bearings and the support for the assembly. The miner required stitches to the tips of two metacarpals.

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