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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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December 3, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning air slides with air lance, with proper P.P.E. and foreign material got into left eye.

May 23, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright MACHINERY
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck by flying object

The employee was wearing googles, full face shield, and 1/2 mask respirator, while cutting an access door in a tank. Something got in their right eye, causing it to have redness and a scratching feel.

September 26, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Flash burns (welding)

An employee was helping another employee weld a steel plate in the bag house. this area was tight and the employee had some exposure to weld flash.

May 16, 2016 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The operator was grading the leach pad entrance and caught a pipe which flexed and threw rocks at the window causing it to break getting debris in EE's eye.

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