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July 2, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to pull out the QI 441 that was stuck in the soft ground using an excavator and a cable that wasn't strong enough to handle. As I was taking the cable off the excavator, the tension of the broken cable jerked back and a metal piece sticking up caught my forearm.

October 25, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rock was lodged sideways in chute. After locking machine, employee attempted to move rock and it shifted catching employee's finger against the chute.

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