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August 30, 2022 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Five Star Sands Inc. · Struck against a moving object

On August 30 employee was operating the wet plant loader for the majority of their shift. August 31st, they called in stating their back was hurt. On September 1st, they brought in paperwork stating that they had gone to the hospital for medical care. They then informed me that their back was hurting because of riding the loader on the shift and it was not a specific accident.

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