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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 29, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kelley Resource Recovery Corp · Fall from ladders

WORKER WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER TAKING DOWN A PIECE OF ELECT CONDUIT IT FELL & KNOCKED HIM OFF THE LADDER BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM WHEN HE HIT THE FLOOR

May 18, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kelley Resource Recovery Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING WITH AMMONIA HYDROXIDE AND SULFURIC ACID, HE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE RESPIRATOR WITH THE PROPER FILTERS BUT SAYS HIS THROAT IS SORE.

January 18, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kelley Resource Recovery Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS BUILDING A CEMENT FORM HE LIFTED A WOODEN POST TO PLACE INTO THE FORM FOR SUPPORT WHEN HE FELT A TWIST IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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