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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 20, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anvil Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS HOLDING TWO PIECES OF WOOD TOGETHER WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND CHEST WITH HIS RT ARM HE WAS POUNDING A NAIL WHILE PULLING TOWARDS HIS CHEST WITH HIS LEFT ARM HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT RIBS

October 5, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anvil Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING 2N THE WASH PLANT. HE WAS USING SLAG HAMMER TO CHIP SLAG WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG LODGED IN HIS EYE.

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