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June 30, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Operations LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured while lifting a 50 lbs bag of ANFO from package truck. A sharp pain was felt in the left side of the back.

June 14, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Operations LLC · Struck against stationary object

A pickup truck wouldn't start. It was in the way for dump truck to back up. Owner of Alliance Sand told Employee to push it out of the way. EE then started to push the truck & his hand slipped off the door jam, hit the grab handle, breaking it from the force from slipping & then cut his hand on the broken piece that was still attached to the truck.

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