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December 15, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt with a utility knife, and it slipped cutting EE's arm just above the wrist.

October 17, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling out the tail pulley on the under jaw conveyor. When EE was trying to push material out from under the conveyor it caught the shovel therefore twisting the shovel out from EE's hand causing it to rip off half of the left hand index finger nail.

March 1, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Installing a tail pulley on fines stacker conveyor. Lifted pulley in an awkward position, felt the strain.

September 2, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing the tail pulley bearings on the sand conveyor tail pulley when the cable come along broke lifting the belt roll forward pinching his right hand.

June 19, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Welder was welding on the crusher in a squatted position. Other potential contributing factors may be heat and lack of hydration. Welder strained his lower back.

January 21, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was cleaning up material by jaw crusher with skid steer loader. He raised bucket to dump material when a rock rolled off the backside of bucket falling into the cab and hitting ee left foot.

January 23, 2014 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Fall from machine

As per employee: At 9:30 AM, I employee decided to climb the Ortner to clean it. Then the alarm went off and I jumped off, landed on my left foot and the ground was frozen, and I know I should have not been there, but I wanted to clean it out.

October 23, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was stepping up into a belt to work on it when he lost his footing. He used his right hand to catch his fall when he smashed his right middle finger onto a rock. The rock caused a small laceration to the finger.

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