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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 17, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Republic Goldfields Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A PHYSICAL WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS EYE. HE HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND RUST WAS FOUND. WASN'T AWARE OF WHAT HE WAS DOING TO GET IT. POSSIBLY BARRING DOWN.

April 16, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Republic Goldfields Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TIGHTNESS OF BOLTS WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF A BOLT AND SMASHED HIS RING FINGER AGAINST THE BASE OF A CONE CRUSHER.

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