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January 6, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees were putting a guard back on after replacing a bad idler when the guard slipped and hit one employee in the upper lip requiring six sutures.

October 9, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was rolling a pulley, and it fell off the pallet and when EE went to pick it up, EE's right pinkie finger got caught between the boom and the shaft. Causing a laceration needing stiches.

August 15, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While collecting material left over from a completed shaker screen change, the employee (EE) was in the process of moving a steel plate to be taken down from the tower. During the movement, the plate shifted unexpectedly and pinched EE's finger between the plate and the catwalk. The employee reported that EE removed EE's glove and noticed bleeding from the tip of EE's finger.

January 2, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting a gas cylinder bottle on the welding trailer. EE lost grip due to a light frost; the cylinder fell back into the mounting slot with EE's right hand positioned on the bottom end of the bottle to allow EE to guide it down. EE's finger was in-between the bottle and metal rack resulting in injury to the tip of EE's right Pinky Finger, needing 4 stitches.

August 27, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

During the process of fueling the locomotive, the Locomotive Engineer received diesel splash back in the eyes from nozzle located at locomotive fuel island.

May 15, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving extra chain out of the way from an air hoist holding a screen up. The airline fitting feeding air to the air hoist had a crimp fail and pulled loose. When the crimp failed the air filter that hangs from the air hoist, that weighs approximately 10LBS, fell approximately 18 feet striking the employee in the right arm just below the elbow.

April 28, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was attempting to load a return roller training frame into a wheelbarrow by self and it started slipping in EE's hand and EE lunged forward to put it in the wheelbarrow. While doing so, EE lacerated EE's right index finger in between the frame and wheelbarrow.

April 2, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was rigging down the crane, and picked up one of the outrigger pads and rolled it to the back of the crane storage box. When employee went to lift it up into its storage place, employee felt a pull in the right bicep muscle.

February 8, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to put an impact roller from a conveyor belt back on the frame. The roller got wedged between frame and the roller. Employee was holding the roller with one hand on each end and the roller got unstuck. The roller landed on and pinched EE's pinky finger.

January 23, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by falling object

Screen #4 side entry portal broke at the hinges while two employees were closing the port. The door fell on one employee right hand, resulting in a fracture to the right index finger.

November 3, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

After filling up a loader when employee stopped the nozzle the hose feeding the nozzle from the Mobile Fuel Truck blew out spraying EE in the face with red diesel.

September 20, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was pulling a 1-½" water hose under 80CV004 conveyor belt and it got stuck so they pulled harder and that's when they felt a sharp pain in their abdomen down to their groin

April 17, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing V-belts on the P-2 pump an employee right middle finger was caught between the V-belt and the sheave of the pump motor. As a result, the right middle finger was fractured and required stitches.

February 15, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing out an acetylene bottle on EE's truck and while EE was trying to carry the bottle, it slipped out of EE's hands and landed on EE's left foot resulting in an injury. Employee was given restriction and instructed to wear a foot brace.

February 1, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was standing on a ladder fueling haul truck, the hose fell out of the fuel line and landed on the ground while fuel was still pouring out. While in the process of stepping off the ladder the employee stepped on the fuel hose causing them to trip and fall to the ground resulting in a sprain to left ankle.

June 4, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Struck by falling object

While employee was unloading a bucket of hydraulic fluid from the back of truck, the plastic rim of the bucket broke causing the metal handle that the employee was holding to slip. While in the process of slipping the metal handle (hook on handle) caused laceration to employee's right index finger resulting in stitches.

March 22, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing a steel plate as a divider, the plate slipped causing the employees fingers to be pinched between plates resulting in laceration injuries to ring and pinky finger that needed stitches.

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