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October 23, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern White Sand LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running the 980 Cat loader in the plant and came across a concrete slab in the yard. The slab halted the equipment immediately and caused a back injury in the operator. On 10/29/14 the employee requested to go to the doctor since the pain in his back was not improving. At this point the dr prescribed medicine and rehab to improve his condition.

November 7, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Northern White Sand LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee walked behind the loader without radio communication assuming the loader would take a path that would not put him in danger. Accident resulted in lower extremities suffering soft tissue trauma and sprained ankles.

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