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3,112
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1983–2026
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May 17, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kiewit Western Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE DESCENTING LADDER MISSED RUNG LOST BALANCE & MOVED BACKWARDS (NOT FALLING) INTO BRACE BOLT BOLT CUT SKIN IN SMALL OF BACK STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND

March 10, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kiewit Western Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS, EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE SCREEN FRAME.

November 4, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kiewit Western Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY LOCKOUT POLICY, EMPLOYEE CLEANING UNDERCONVEYOR, CONVEYOR STARTED BY OILER AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT AND DRUG INTO CONVEYOR BREAKING HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

October 13, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Kiewit Western Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING ON JAW FROM UNDERNEATHER JAW; HE WAS WEARING ARM LEATHERS; A PIECE OF SLAG ROLLED DOWN LEATHERS ONTO SHIRT AND CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE; EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET SHIRT OFF UN TIL AFTER HE RECEIVED A BURN; HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TREATED, RELEASED BUT GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE INJUR HE SUSTAINED.

October 21, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kiewit Western Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR (LOCK OUT FOLLOWED) EMPLOYEE SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL AND STEEL; FINGERNAIL WAS CAUGHT AND REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

June 20, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kiewit Western Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REASSEMBLE THE SOCKET HEAD IN THE COME CRUSHER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

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