Crew was fully pre-tasked prior to start of shift. Two scrapers were operating in a push pull fashion. The lead scraper operator lowered the can into the dirt prior to the rear push scraper connecting and the lead scraper came to a full stop. Rear scraper hit the back of the lead scraper and lead scraper operator sustained a left shoulder strain.
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June 12, 2012
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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H B Potash LLC · Struck against a moving object
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