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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 10, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leadville Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A SECTION OF POLYETHYLENE PIPE THAT WAS CLAMPED IN A FUSION WELDER THE PIPE ROTATED IN ITS CLAMP THROWING I.NAME TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LOWER BACK STRAIN

September 12, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hecla Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE COMPANY PICKUP ON HIS LEFT THUMB

June 22, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNLOADING ORE CARS WHEN LIGHT BATTERY SLID AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE STOMACH AND GROIN AREA

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