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August 13, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Castle Sands Company · Struck by flying object

EE had been in a loader loading trucks and came to his supervisor complaining that something came off his shirt and got into his left eye. He was then told to go get medical attention.

August 26, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Castle Sands Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was driving a loader behind the impact crusher to check the belts and in the process a rock was thrown from the crusher hitting the door glass and causing glass to break inside the loader. He got a piece of glass in his left eye.

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