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Defect litigation, Catapillar Engine failure !

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I work at a rock quarry running at 627 push pull scraper. This was a 1997 With two rebuilt engines put in previously by the company’s mechanics at lay down yard prior to my use. This machine kept having issues . The day of the accident I kept loosing the back engine meaning it would shut down, causing me to have to pull away from my partner stop get out start it back up, call my boss and mechanic trying to get a hold of them to let them know the issue. I have text messages from this day and days prior Warning buzzer was going off and I had I’ll kinds of lights on dashboard . I Should have shut the machine down and waited to keep going until it was looked at. This was the job of my dreams and I didn’t wanna lose it scrapers never stop on a job you keep moving dirt! Back engine kept dying, this thing at problems from the start! The accident was 8/9/2018 After calling at least 40 lawyers not knowing how to do any of this, I finally settled with the first one that said they take the case. Not knowing they’re young and just trying to make a name for themselves they haven’t communicated with me on how this whole thing works! I’m at a loss, but I’m not a quitter! I need to get rid of them fast I’m running out of time nobody seems to want to take my case because it’s one of the biggest construction companies in California . My accident caused a large investigation with MSHA at the qaury Send company to get three heavy citations for gross negligence. A K Order around the scraper securing the machine on the cliff for 3 weeks so they could have Caterpillar come do a investigation, which I thought very odd why would they have caterpillar come out and do a investigation on them selves So they changed it having a Holt come out a 3rd party so they say. And because of all of this the company got cited for three heavy citations from MSHA. Who made sure I knew that he was good Friends with this company for 20 + years. I have reason to believe that caterpillar is where the main problem is. The engines the day of the accident both engines completely shut down Freewheeling me off the cliff with seconds to try to drop my can my blade scraped over a boulder as big my bowl pulling me over the embankment rolling three times landing upside down on a cliff as wide as my machine .I believe that bolder and seatbelt saved my life along with having a full load. My machine ROPS bent completely as the cab crushed around me windows blown out the sounds metal twisting and bending. Nobody can believe I got out of this twisted metal Alive. I couldn’t be more lucky!! I was take in an ambulance, the dr ex rated my knee sowed up my arm and sent me out the door. I felt numb and very upset!! I had to call a Union rep to pick me up from hospital 5 hours after the accident, And I have no idea why I was in the hospital the company had not called to let them now I went to drs. Told them I didn’t know how I was feeling my body was very sore , I was confused, frantic, and wanted answers!! Approx 5 to six weeks later my neck and lower back just ached, I told there dr.s and they said I couldn’t just say that weeks after accident and wouldn’t help me, but did send me to Phycyatrist to be put on pills. From for- seen death syndrome. (Severe PTSD) Yes y back still hurts and when I turn my head left a shooting pain Goes over the top of my head and almost blinds me. What do I do somebody has to help me I know there’s a lawyer out there that will take on this challenge!! Please HELP!!

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Sep 7, 2022
I can’t believe not one response!!!
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