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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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May 16, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Troy Mine Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE fractured right wrist while installing bead ring on tire. Ring slipped and caused tire handle to jamb elbow resulting in injury to wrist.

October 21, 2009 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Troy Mine Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut top left index finger with utility knife while cutting a rubber hose. Employee received stitches.

July 24, 2006 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Troy Mine Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 7/24/06, EE was working on a driveshaft while removing the drive shaft He was struck by a pry bar in the forehead. He recieved 7 stitches in his forehead. No degree lost.

March 9, 2005 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Troy Mine Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS IN BOLTER BASKET, BARRING DOWN ROCK, WHEN ROCK CAME DOWN AND PINCHED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE SCALING BAR AND THE BOLTER BASKET. (FLESH AND MUSCLE PULLED OFF BONE; SURGERY TO REATTACH WAS SUCCESSFUL.)

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