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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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June 6, 2022 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Preferred Proppants LLC. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was attempting to unplug an inlet using a bar. The bar slipped causing EE's hand to strike the edge of the inlet opening. The impact caused a cut on EE's left hand middle finger through EE's work gloves. Employee was taken to ER for stitches and returned to work at full duty.

March 7, 2018 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Preferred Proppants LLC. · Struck by flying object

Employee was working in shop at the mine removing the worn teeth off a bucket on a CAT 335E excavator. The pins and wedges were removed and EE was hitting the tooth with a steel hammer to loosen the debris packed between the tooth mount and the tooth itself. A shard of metal from the tooth came off striking EE in the chin below the lip causing a laceration requiring two stitches.

November 3, 2017 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Preferred Proppants, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was shoveling sand under a waste belt and caught employee's right pinky finger between the shovel handle and an angle iron (angled metal support) on the belt.

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