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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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May 31, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS IN THE PREHEATER WHEN DIRT FELL FROM ABOVE INTO HIS EYES. A FOREIGN BODY EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS UTILIZING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INJURY.

April 18, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 4/18, INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE UPPER RIGHT BACK BY A FALLING ROCK, HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION. ON 4/24, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK AGAIN ON THE 20TH WHEN HE JUMPED BACK TO DODG E ANOTHER FALLING ROCK. HE WAS USING HIS SAFETY BELT AND WHEN HE JERKED AGAINST IT HE HAD PAIN IN LUMBER REGION.

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