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Total incidents
273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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October 4, 2002 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Mtls & Cons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON PRY BAR, IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE BOLT STRIKING IN THE EAR, CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

May 23, 2002 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Mtls & Cons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING WEDGES WITH HYDRAULIC RAM, IT PUSHED WEDGE OUT PINNING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST CRUSHER WALL.

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