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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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June 18, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

American Gilsonite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUNCHING DRIFT,4OIL ON CHIPPING HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HAMMER TO FALL FORWARD.THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOVEMENT STRAINED THE EMPL BACK.

February 9, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

American Gilsonite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON THE SLOPE, HE TWISTED HIS BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FELT AS SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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