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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 6, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING UP WOOD PALLETS FOR FIRE. A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAIL IN IT BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIS SHIN, PUNCTURING THE SKIN.

August 9, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PRYING A 1IECE OF IRON AT WORK, IT SLIPPED AND HE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST.

September 27, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING TO WELD 2 PIECES OF STEEL TOGETHER-TRYING TO PULL THE 2 PIECES TOGETHER TO REPAIR AND THE HOOK RELEASED-STEEL HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD. STEEL WAS FROM THE SHAKER DROP CHUTE-SCALP LACERAT ION-SUTURED LACERATIONS-STEEL WAS TRIGGED BY A CAME-A-LONG.

January 12, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE PUSHING A PRY BAR TO FIX HOPPER ON THE CRUSHER PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR AND HOPPER CRUSHING INJURIES TO FINGERS

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