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December 22, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Alpine Silica, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator lost situational awareness while cleaning up under dry plant. Was caught between mini skid loader and conveyor tail pulley. Causing contusion to lower thorax.

November 21, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Alpine Silica, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was attempting to roll a 4" dia x 8ft steel shaft onto the forks of a forklift. The forks were jammed against the bottom rail of the trailer carrying the metal shaft. When the forks were tilted back, they sprung upward catching the EE's thumb between the top rail of the trailer and the shaft, causing laceration. Required 5 sutures.

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