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.
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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
November 7, 2013
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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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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