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November 30, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hinesburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was working on a tail pulley in the shop. He was using a carbide cut off saw and the blade broke and a piece flew up and hit him in the forehead.

April 25, 2005 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hinesburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was polishing a shaft for a conveyor on a lathe. He was wearing bulky welding gloves at the time of the accident. He put a strip of sand paper completely around the shaft. The paper and his glove cought on the shaft pulling and bending his wrist. Nearby employees shut down the lathe.

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