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2000–2026
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October 6, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Sand Company · Struck by falling object

While moving the plastic dredge pipe one of the Miners was injured. The pipe was pulled out of the lake to point A. Then we needed to reposition the wheel loader on the other side of the pipe. When he pulled out to move to the other side, the pipe swung wide knocking the miner to the ground and falling onto his legs breaking them both.

May 6, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was directing a front end loader to drop its bucket, but was standing under the bucket. His foot was caught between the bucket and the ground. His toe was broken.

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