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May 4, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wall Street Sand Co LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Normal shoveling task, it was EE's first day and EE was being trained on task. EE's left elbow popped and EE lost strength in EE's arm and hand. Supervisor took employee to the urgent care to have it looked at.

March 14, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wall Street Sand Co LLC · Struck against stationary object

Operator was operating a Komatsu WA 500, driving from the fuel island back to the area EE was working. EE hit a rutted area and the front end loader bounced, causing the operator to hit EE's head and jamb EE's thumb into the joystick.

February 20, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Wall Street Sand Co LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Contractor operating a telehandler near the dry plant load-out struck a contract employee in the lower back with the forks.

August 15, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wall Street Sand Co LLC · Struck by falling object

After a bad storm went through the area, the employee was shoveling sand off the plant concrete slab when a football size chunk of sand fell from a hopper that EE got close to, striking EE on top of the head and hurting EE's neck.

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