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2000–2026
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July 21, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Excavation · Struck by flying object

Assisting foreman to change bearing, required some hammering by foreman. Assunig a small metal piece punctured right forearm, cutting artery and creating lots of bleeding. Small puncture hole was taken care of to stop bleeding but arm swelled in puncture location. Took to ER.

June 28, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Excavation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Another employee hit victim's finger with a hammer while trying to knock pins out of the teeth of 700 trackhoe.

June 11, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Excavation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing belts on crusher, hand slipped and hit fingers with bar. Injury was deemed to be not severe and employee did not report until June 13th.

June 24, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Excavation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was cutting on belt--the knife blade broke, slipped and cut webbing on left hand. It is assumed that the right tool was not being used for the job that needed to be done.

November 8, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Excavation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK WAS STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER. BARRING IT OUT, THE EE GOT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND TOP OF METAL PLATE. THUMB WAS CUT USED CROW BAR.

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