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December 22, 2023 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beatrice Concrete Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were rotating the blow bars in the HSI. This requires hitting with blow bar wedges to loosen them up to remove the blow bar. While hitting the blow bar wedges with a hammer, the wedge came loose and hit injured employee's left middle finger and nail.

March 8, 2023 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beatrice Concrete Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a bar to rotate conveyor belt. Bar slipped, EE stumbled and felt EE's knee pop. EE moved aside, within a minute or two, EE indicated to other employees EE might pass out. EE did pass out for 15-30 seconds. Other employees caught EE before EE fell. EE was taken to Emergency Room. Diagnosed with a sprained knee.

July 20, 2022 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beatrice Concrete Company · Struck by falling object

EE finished making a weld on the excavator bucket, EE lifted welding helmet to chip and clean up what had just been welded and a slag fragment got in eye.

February 25, 2019 NE · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beatrice Concrete Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking toward the shop when the employee slipped. Snow slick surface.

November 14, 2017 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beatrice Concrete Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking along pipeline when right knee dislocated.

November 9, 2016 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Beatrice Concrete Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Shoveling under conveyors & over-exerted self.

April 20, 2016 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beatrice Concrete Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Buffing crusher parts before reinstalling back together.

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