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273,193
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2000–2026
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September 29, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggrecon Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splicing wires with a utility knife. Blade became dull and slipped on the wires cutting left hand between thumb and index finger. Wound required three stitches.

April 29, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggrecon Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing hydraulic block to prep the excavator for welding. The hoses were tangled, and during an attempt to untangle, hand got pinched between the main frame and the block. Open comminuted fracture of proximal phalanx of finger.

August 15, 2024 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Aggrecon Ltd · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stopped the 500 to fuel up. When EE stood up in the cab, EE pivoted left foot while it was still planted. This caused EE to re-break ankle, which had previously been broken.

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