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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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September 13, 2025 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ARCOSA LW HPB, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Screen plant 'middle hopper'. Employee using tooling to remove material blockage, as the material stopped flowing. As the material dislodged, momentum forced employee's forearm, through tooling', into frame of hopper, resulting in laceration.

December 19, 2023 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ARCOSA LW HPB, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Dislodging material with metal bar, left hand slipped coming in contact with frame. Lacerated left ring finger, stitches required.

December 17, 2019 IN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ARCOSA LW HPB, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While cleaning a buildup of material in a receiving chute, EE smashed left little finger between the hand tool and chute.

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