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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 30, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ENTRAPMENT
Angell Brothers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE JUST SPRAYING WATER INTO THE FEEDER & A LITTLE ROCK & MUD CAME OUT & THEN IT ALL STARTED COMING OUT. I HEARD THE 2 CO-WORKERS YELLING TO HURRY UP & THEN THE MUD CAUGHT ME & PUT ME AGAI NST THE CONVEYOR & MUD CAME UP TO MY WAIST & SLAMMED ME INTO A ROCK.

December 30, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ENTRAPMENT
Angell Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAPPED BY MUD FLOW IN TUNNER. MUD ROSE TO WAIST LEVEL & PUT PRESSURE ON KNEE.

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