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April 19, 2017 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
American Sand Company LLC · Contact with electrical current

Claiborne hauling Co. truck driver, operating truck # C-212, came onto site at 10:30 am needing to wash bed out. Preceded to wash station entered into an adjacent area and proceeded to raise bed into high voltage line.

March 22, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Sand Company LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Negligence to turn loader off to work on the air vent. EE dislodged the fan in the unit and it came on and he didnt have enough time to get hand out of way.

May 6, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Sand Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Door slamed shut when backing up, ground gave away.

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