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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 19, 1990 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River North Central · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDER LOWER ROCK BELT WHEN HE FELT A POP IN RT SHOULDER WITH IMMEDIATEPAIN WHICH KEPT GETTING WORSE I NAME HAD TO GO UNDERNEATH THE BELT WHICH IS AN AWKWARD POSITION TO SHOVEL

May 18, 1990 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNHOOKING RUBBER TIE DOWN ON CRUSHER-IT SNAPPED & HIT I NAME IN THE EYE

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