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Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 2, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS CUTT3NG BELTING WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE, TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.

June 23, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING A PULLEY OFF, AND SHOVEL GOT HUNG HITTING HAND AGAINST CONVEYOR.

May 19, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TEETH ON LOADER BUCKET HE STRUCK AT A PIN WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND BRUISED THUMB.

February 19, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING 5 RUBBER BELT HE PULLED A KNIFE THRU THE BELT & INTO HIS LEG CAUSING AN INCISION THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

March 28, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AT A WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER &ACCIDENTLY HIT A RAIL.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE RAIL & HIT HIM ON THE TOE.

September 21, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF BELT,UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT ON LEG.CUTTING A LONG AREA OF LEFT LEG.

September 14, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FRONTEND LOADER TAKING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OFF USING CHAIN HOIST IN PROCESS OF WORK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEES HAND AND ARM

July 28, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HYDRAULIC HOSE DRIVING COMPRESSION SLEEVE ON HOSE WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF SLEEVE HITTING EMPLOYEE

March 29, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE METAL BASE THAT MOTOR MOUNTS ON AND THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND HIT LEFT FOOT

March 28, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by falling object

CATWALK SLIPPED IN CHAIN HOOK UP AND STRUCK EMP ON HEAD RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS SCALP

January 18, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUT STRIP OF METAL LOSE, HAD TO HIT WITH HAMMER TO BREAK LOSE, METAL POPPED LOSE THROWING HOT SLAG INTO FACE HITTING RIGHT EYE BURNING BOTH EYE LIDS BADLY

September 2, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

CHANGING OIL AND OIL FILTER IN LOADER.ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE OIL FILTER,WRENCH BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO HIT ARM AGAINST SIDE OF LOADER.

July 20, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL TIGHTENING BOLT ON ENGINE,WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT CHEST ON EXHAUST PIPE.

May 25, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS INSTALLING TRACK PINS IN DRAGLINE PADS HE STRUCK PINS WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF STRIKING EMP IN L EG EMP RETURNED TO WORK 5 26 83

May 17, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING TEAR IN CONVEYOR BELT.USED POCKET KNIFE AND IT CLOSED ON FINGER.

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