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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 14, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Independent Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CLEA3ING UNDER THE DRYER BY THE TRAC KS AND THE TRAC KS CAUGHT THE THUMB

June 1, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Independent Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS HELPING WELDER BY HOLDING PIECE IN THE DRYER AFTER DOING SO HIS EYES STARTED TO BURN AND HE SAW A DR WHO TOLD HIM HE HAD RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.

June 13, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Independent Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MACHINE WAS MOVING AS HE WAS CLEANING IT OUT -HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON A RAISED PLACE AND DIDNT GET IT LIFTED OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME

May 17, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Independent Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS WELDING - STOPPED WELDING AND LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD AND THE SLAG WAS COOLING AND POPPED A PIECE OF SLAG INTO HIS LEFT EYE

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