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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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March 29, 2023 - · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Empresas Ortiz Brunet Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating the hydraulic hammer to break a rock in the primary crusher and a hydraulic hose failed, being hit with the hydraulic fluid in the chest and splashed in the left eye.

June 22, 2005 - · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Empresas Ortiz Brunet Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO TAKE OFF A HYDRAULIC HOSE. WHEN HE LOOSENED IT, THE PRESSURE OF THE OIL WENT INTO HIS EYE.

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