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273,095
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2000–2026
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March 5, 2019 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The IE repositioned self on top of a weir which caused the employee/operator to lose visual of one another. As the 326F bucket was lowered, it brushed EE's outside right leg which caused EE's inside right leg to scrape alongside the flange of the weir. IE's inside right leg received a laceration from below the knee to the bottom of EE's calf.

July 23, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Southern Aggregates LLC Delaware · Struck by falling object

An accident occurred during routine maintenance on C10X10-30 Dredge. The pump shaft assembly was not properly rigged to prevent hazardous motion. The assembly slipped when lifted, striking and knocking the employee to the deck. The assembly landed on the employees leg resulting in two broken bones.

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