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273,193
Of which fatal
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Years on record
2000–2026
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May 20, 2025 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peckham Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A wrench was struck with a hammer to loosen a nut. When employee's thumb was struck, causing a fracture.

March 13, 2024 NY · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peckham Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a utility knife to cut the conveyor belt, EE accidentally cut EE's thigh.

March 17, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peckham Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a pipe from a fitting with a 4ft. pipe wrench. When EE picked the wrench up to reset the pipe wrench to pull on it again when a finger got caught between the top of the wrench and the hydraulic tank frame which resulted in a laceration to right pinky, requiring stitches.

September 12, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peckham Materials Corp · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was adjusting the jaw crusher w/4' rachet, rachet slipped off nut. Employee fell on top of loader bucket, hitting his leg on the gusset on top of the bucket. At the time of the accident the loader bucket was down on the ground and shut off, bucket was tilted forward w/material behind bucket so it wouldn't move.

April 13, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peckham Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A CONVEYER TO BE MOVED. CONVEYER BELTING HAD TO BE CUT. WHILE CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, IN WEB OF THUMB AND FOREFI NGER.

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