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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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February 19, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kicking rocks off the undercarriage of a conveyor belt when EE felt pain on the back of EE's lower left leg.

November 9, 2024 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping Maintenance Dept. perform electrical grounding checks. EE was descending a permanently affixed ladder. EE pinched left index and middle fingers in the ladder. EE had to get a total of 10 stitches in the left index and middle fingers and fractured the very end of the middle finger.

April 15, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal vacuum filter operator, flotation mill/concentrator operator, flotation plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was pulling a hose when they felt a pain in the left shoulder.

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