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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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July 30, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Employee was attempting to remove a carrier roller from an Excavator undercarriage. While doing so they used a hammer to the knock the roller free from its housing. In doing so a small piece of steel splintered away from the roller and struck the employee in the sternum and embedded below the skin.

September 1, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Frontier Materials Operations Alpha, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated EE was hand scaling, when a rock broke loose EE felt pain and numbness in EE's arms. On 9.10.2021 the employee was given work restrictions.

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