While two employees were working around a tail pulley of a conveyor belt, there was miscommunication between the guys on the ground and the plant operator. This resulted in the belt turning on and grabbing one of the employee's sleeves, pulling them into the tail pulley.
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November 20, 2025
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
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POWERED HAULAGE
Laredo Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
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TX · Metal/Non-Metal
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POWERED HAULAGE
Laredo Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
I HEARD EE YELL, I LOOKED AND SAW HIS HAND IN THE TAIL PULLEY, I RAN TO THE CONTROL PANEL, SHUT OFF CONVEYOR, BY THE TIME I SHUT OFF THE CONVEYOR, CO-WORKER WAS WALKING HIM TO THE TRUCK.
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