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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 30, 1997 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Placer Development Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING 6" HOPE PIPE. HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE & DIRT. EE WORKED THE NEXT DAY BUT DUETO LINGERING SORENESS, WAS ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION

November 21, 1995 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alaska Placer Development Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STANDING UP AFTER CLIMBING OUT FROM UNDER 980-B LOADER. OPERATOR HAD JUST FINISHED PLACING BLOCKING UNDER LOADER IN PREPARATION FOR WINTER STORAGE. BACK STRA IN DID NOT SEEM SERIOUS AT THE TIME, BUT THE NEXT DAY OPERATOR FELT HE SHOULD HAVE A DR. LOOK AT IT.

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