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September 9, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Customer truck made a turn to back into pile and did not look both ways before moving into traffic road on site and ran into the water truck.

May 16, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by flying object

A section of pipe was being removed from the plant dredge. The pontoons have a hook for a sheave that holds the electric cable. They had the cable removed and hung 2 sheaves on the pontoon hook. When hitting the pontoon w/ the workboat to separate the pipe and rubber elbow one of the sheaves flew off crushing employee's left thumb while they sat in the workboat.

May 25, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by powered moving object

Two mployees had placed a shaft into a workboat for transport. When one moved to side of boat, shaft shifted to side, overturning boat. The EE jumped to the dredge; as he tried to pull himself onto the dredge, the boat struck him in the left pelvic area.

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