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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 20, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Enserch Exploration Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME WAS WALKING ON AN OPERATING WALKWAY ABOVE THE SOLUTION TANK. THE GENERAL FOREMAN WAS USING A PROPANE FIRED WEED BURNER TO DRY THE TANK FROM UNDER THE TANK BOTTOM. AN UNKNOWN GAS SUDDENL Y FLASHED BURNING I.NAME ON THE FACE & HANDS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE FLASH OCCURRED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE TANK. THE TANK DRYING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LONG-TERM SHUTDOWN & IS NOT STANDARD OPER

December 5, 1983 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Enserch Exploration Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TOM WAS HELPING BOB FITHIAN CALLAR A DRILL HOLE HIS HAND SLIPPED LITTLE LEFT FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND FACE

June 6, 1983 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Enserch Exploration Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS MOVING SLUSHER BLOCK FOR HIS PARDNER PARDNER STOPPED SUBJECT GRABBED BLOCK TO TURN TAKING OT TWIST IN CABLE HIS PARDNER STARTED SLUSHING AGAIN SLUSHER BUCKET HIT BLOCK SMASHING SU BJECTS LEFT HAND TO BACK PARDNER COULD NOT SEE SUBJECT

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