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May 25, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Superior Silica Sands LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

We do not know if there is a recordable injury as no information has been provided after several attempts have been made to gather information. I do not know if there is an injury, the nature of it, or what treatments have been provided if any. I have no evidence of an actual fall and there is no video evidence. We are reporting for transparency.

November 6, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Superior Silica Sands LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent down at the waist to inspect a loader pin, when EE stood EE's back tensed up and EE couldn't move.

September 17, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Superior Silica Sands LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was using the porta-john toilet when ee felt discomfort to the lower right outside calf muscle. The employee indicated that ee was bitten by a spider. There was no evidence of any type of insect in the porta-john. There were however spider webs observed in the corners.

May 18, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Superior Silica Sands, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Customer came on site and was waiting to get loaded and started having chest pains pulled over to the office where we believed he was having a heart attack and got him stable and called 911 where E.M.S was sent and took him the Hospital.

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