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Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 30, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Azusa Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING CONCRETE CRIB MEMBERS, EE DISCONNECTED LOAD AND PUSHED HOOK AND SHEAVE BLOCK OUT OF WAY. CRANE OPERATOR DID NOT HOIST BLOCK AND WHEN IT SWUNG BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION IT HIT EE IN HEAD. FACE SWOLLEN AND TENDER RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL ABOVE ZYGOMATIC ARCH. 1/2" LONG LACERATION ON RIGHT EYEBROW AREA.

December 12, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Azusa Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SITTING DOWN CUTTING EDGE, WITH CRANE, IT SPUN ON CORNER AND FELL ON EE WHILE IN A CROUCHED POSITION HITTING HIM ON THIGH ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.

August 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Azusa Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS CLEANING TOE OF SLOPE WITH DOZER BLADE, AND HIT A ROCK. THE EQUIPMENT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. LEFT HAND WAS ON THE LEFT STEERING CLUTCH HANDLE AND IT JARRED HIS HAND, ARM, SHOULDER AND NECK INTO SPINE.

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