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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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Scoped to Victorville Industrial Minerals
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October 16, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS HAND. HE AND CO WORKER WAS WORKING ON CHG A WORN OUT WING DRUM ON AN 120' CONVEYOR BELT. THEY TIED OFF DRUM SO THE DRUM WOULD NOT DROP DOWN. EE PROCEED TO CUT BOTH ENDS OF THE S HAFT THAT THE DRUM SPINS ON, WHEN HE FINISHED CUTTING THE SHAFT THE DRUM BECAME WEDGED IN A CROSS MEMEBER OF THE CONVEYOR BELT FRAME. THEY UNTIED THE END OF ROPE THAT WAS TIED TO THE BELT FRA

June 8, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victorville Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE & A COWORKER WERE INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAVES OF THE GRIZZLY FEEDER & ITS DRIVE MOTOR COWORKER HAD RA ISED THE MOTOR WITH A PRY BAR TO PROVIDE SLACK SO THAT THE BELTS COULD BE PLACED INTO THE PULLEY GROOVES WH ILE FIT TING A BELT INTO A FEEDER PULLEY GROOVE THE MOTOR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OFF THE PRY BAR CAUSING THE BELT TO TIGHTEN BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHEAV

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