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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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August 24, 2021 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pipestone Quarry, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing a pin from steering cylinder the pin was pushed up then slid back through pin hole striking the left middle finger and broke the finger.

June 3, 2021 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pipestone Quarry, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was reinstalling grizzly bar at truck dump it rolled over the top of EE and pinned EE against a rock. EE fractured three vertebrae in back but returned to work on next scheduled shift on light duty.

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