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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 8, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON BRAKE LINE ON WELDER TRUCK. WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

April 5, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT SCREEN BOX TO INSTALL JACK UNDER.

July 6, 1993 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK WITH PRY BAR.

April 8, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING A STEEL PIN IN A DRIVE CHAIN AND A PIECE OF THE PIN CAME OFF AND HIT NECK.

July 27, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING=ROCK CAUGHT IN CRUSHER, BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND CRUSHER.

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