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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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January 28, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Randles Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE INSTALLED SPRINGS IN THUNDERBIRD SCREEN, SMASHED FINGERS (2) ON LEFT HAND WHEN JACK SLIPPED.

May 7, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Randles Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING STEEL PLATE WHILE IT WAS BEING HIT WITH HAMMER TO DRIVE BUSHING IN. PLATE BOUNCED MOVED AND LEFT LITTLE FINGER TIP WAS SMASHED UNDER PLATE.

November 1, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Randles Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING A BOLT OF A PADDLE, HE MISSED & HIT HIS HAND.

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