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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 17, 1983 NM · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah International Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING A RAIL ROAD RAIL WITH A JOINT BAR THE RAIL TURNED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.

February 2, 1983 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah International Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE OUTER JACKET FROM A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER CABLE, WHEN HIS STRIPPING KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 6, 1983 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah International Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS DRIVING SHAFT INTO SWING GEAR WHEN SLEDGE HAMMER RICOCHET OFF AND WEIGHT OF SLEDGE HAMMER FELL AND RT LITTLE FINGER CAUUGHT BETWEEN GEAR EDGE AND HAMMER HANDLE CAUSING LACERATION

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