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273,095
Of which fatal
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Years on record
2000–2026
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March 8, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lapeyre Industrial Sands LLC · Struck against stationary object

The EE was replacing the bearing on CV-5 head pulley shaft and was turning the race to access the allen set screw. They inserted a bar into the open hole to rotate the race towards themselves. The bar slipped from the hole and their middle finger knuckle scraped against a guard near the top of the head box.

August 22, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lapeyre Industrial Sands LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The operator reported they received a ganglion cyst on their right hand from clearing material from the CV-2 chute hopper using a breaker bar. They waited to see whether it would go away on its own and it never did. The EE never received prescription medication or restrictions. They elected to undergo surgery in April 2023 and surgery was performed 5/15/23.

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