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September 23, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Bros Mfg Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Belt was lowered so chains could be adjusted. While lifting the operator also went into reverse & one unhooked, catching the frame throwing a miner to the ground. This miner received stitches for a laceration to right side of face, two broken bones in left wrist, and three broken ribs on the right side of rib cage.

January 10, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Bros Mfg Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a small tractor to clean under a stationary screening unit. This particular instance the tractor operator went in too far under the screen striking left wrist, that was positioned on the steering wheel with the steel frame of the screening unit. EE then notified Crusher Superintendent who took EE to a hospital for treatment.

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