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August 10, 2010 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Employee was walking around the standard cone to the first van when the doors on the VSI 2100 came open and started throwing rock out. A rock flew out towards the employee and hit him in the mouth.

April 5, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southway Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Cutting a piece of metal from the jaw crusher & it fell onto the chute & slid down the chute pinning the employee's rt. hand under the piece of hot metal. It burned the back of his rt. hand. EE could be away from work for 3 weeks.

December 18, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Struck by rolling or sliding object

A ROCK ROLLED ON TO THE PLATFORM AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE LEG. EE HAD OF THE PPA ON. SAFETY GLASSES, DUST MASK, GLOVES AND SAFETY HARNESS WERE IN USE.

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