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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 24, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FUEL HOSE TURNE8 IN HAND LACERATING THUMB-STITCHES REQUIRED.

February 11, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING HYDRAULIC TANK CAP AND DID NOT RELIEVE ALL PRESSURE BEFORE REMOVING CAP BLOWING HOT OIL ONTO RT ARM

October 4, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS DESCENTING FROM ON ORE TRUCK AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM ON SOME TIN BUILDING

September 6, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS DIAMOUNTING A TRUCK AND HUNG HIS RING ON LADDER REQUIRED STITCHES

May 26, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weyerhaeuser Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

OPERATOR WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL & HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. ONE WEEK LATER HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR STRAINED MUSCLES.

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