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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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October 25, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southside Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was using a utility knife to cut skirt belt when knife slipped out of the belt and cut left wrist

October 15, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southside Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping a co-worker work on a tail pulley. Employee was turning a threaded rod while a co-worker was hitting a bearing with hammer, bearing came loose suddenly and the treaded rod took skin off EE's fingers.

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