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April 6, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE

Western Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Conveyor belt stopped due to material build up. Employee went to clear material and belt rolled backwards. This caught employee's hand and pulled the arm into tail pulley. This broke employee's forearm. *After investigation it was determined the belt tightened back onto the roller after material was removed which trapped EE's forearm.

September 7, 2003 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Western Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A PADDLE WHEEL SCRAPER REMOVING OVERBURDEN FOR A GRAVEL SOURCE. THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGH CAUSING IRRITATION TO THE NECK AND BACK.

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