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273,193
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1,202
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2000–2026
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August 8, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was at ground level on the dirt. Employee lost footing/balance, and while falling grabbed a metal beam with a sharp edge. This caused a laceration on employee's left index finger. The laceration required six stitches.

November 2, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was conducting maintenance on screen underbelt pulley, to replace the pulley belts. EE stood on the sand stacker tail pulley cage (adjacent to and under the screen underbelt), to remove the guard covering the pulley belt. EE lost footing, and fell. As EE fell, EE's left hand, ring finger tip caught in the mesh of the guard, and was amputated.

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