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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 10, 1999 ME · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BAR TO ADJST CONE BAR STRUCK CONVEYOR BELTABOVE & JAMMED L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR & STEEL UPRIGHT. BAR WAS TOO LONG, HURRYING A LITTLE AT THE END OF THE DAY. BRUISED L INDEX FINGER, DR SAID THE TIP WAS BROKEN

March 7, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING FROZEN DIRT OUT OF SHOOT WITH BIG HAMMER AND BAR.HAND SLIPPED AND HAMMER HIT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.HAND SLIPPED OFF BAR.

June 14, 1989 ME · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING UP JAW OF CRUSHER.JACK SLIPPED.HURT LEFT SHOULDER.

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