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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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November 11, 2019 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
LAlumina LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Caustic leaking from a pipe, splashed up onto employee's pant leg, employee did not report this until 13 Nov 2019.

June 21, 2019 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
LAlumina LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee noticed radiator cap on excavator was leaking, tried to tighten with right foot, when employee did cap blew off and hot fluid sprayed on and into boot, there was a hole in the boot, dorsal aspect of employee's foot burned

October 19, 2018 LA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
LAlumina LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was wearing PPE (goggles & hard hat), opened screen box to drain liquid, some substance still inside under pressure was ejected onto employee, getting into their eyes, eyewash begun immediately.

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