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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 24, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bad Creek Constructors · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A DM-25 DRILL. THE COME-ALONG THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD.

July 14, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bad Creek Constructors · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A STATOR FROM AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. EMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY IN EYE.

November 16, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bad Creek Constructors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMVOE IMPELLER FROM PUMP WITH PRY BAR BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PIN HAND BETWEEN I BEAM AND BAR BAR WAS COVERED WITH MUD CLOSE WORK AREA

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