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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 28, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frey Concrete Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING A VALVE IN THE SAND TANK HE REACHED UP OVER HIS HEAD AND FELT A TIGHTNESS AND PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK--A SITE WHERE HE HAS HAD PREVIOUS PAIN & INJURY.

September 17, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frey Concrete Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CARRY A #120 LB BARREL OF GREASE UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE FELT A "TEARING" SENSATION IN LEFT LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.

July 25, 1985 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frey Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CRAWLED INTO MICHIGAN BACK DUMP TO CORRECT HYDRAULIC LINES AND BECAME WEDGED IN EMPLOYEE WAS FREED AND DENIED ANY INJURY BUT LATER CLAIMED A WORK RELATED INJURY INVESTIGATION IN PROGR .

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