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2000–2026
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April 27, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was using a shovel and strained EE's shoulder.

January 19, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to move a rock at the crusher and mashed left middle finger between two rocks.

July 27, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unloading a metal fabricated box at the crusher wash plant when the load shifted causing him to trip/fall. His foot landed awkwardly on a rock and resulting in a sprain to his right ankle.

June 30, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was placing beams on a slab at well #3. The sling slipped off the hook and pinched the employee's finger. This resulted in an avulsion to his left index finger requiring 11 sutures.

October 23, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING ACCETANLYNE BOTTLE FROM TRAILER MOUNTED AREA TO TRUCK MOUNTED AREA. BOTTLE SLIPPED AND EE TRIED TO CATCH/OR STOP FALL OF BOTTLE.

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