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Total incidents
273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
Classifications
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July 20, 2022 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beatrice Concrete Company · Struck by falling object

EE finished making a weld on the excavator bucket, EE lifted welding helmet to chip and clean up what had just been welded and a slag fragment got in eye.

April 20, 2016 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beatrice Concrete Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Buffing crusher parts before reinstalling back together.

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