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273,193
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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July 31, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Missouri Red Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A GUARD WITH A PRYBAR. HE FELT A JERK IN HIS BACK DOWN LOW AND TO THE LEFT. THE PRY BAR WAS @ 4' AND THE GUARD WAS @ 250 LBS.

November 9, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Missouri Red Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR IN THE QUARRY ON LEDGE #1 AS HE WAS PRYING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

October 4, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Missouri Red Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLEDGEHAMMER BECAME ENTANGLED IN SAFETY ROPE WHILE DRIVING A WEDGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD IN FRONT OF RIGHT EAR.

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