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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 15, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Nikolaus & Nikolaus Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CRUSHER AND RECEIVED AN ARC BURN IN HIS LEFT EYE FROM WELDING.

October 9, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mono Rock · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING AT CRUSHER. PIECE OF SLAG IN EYE.

May 28, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nikolaus & Nikolaus Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE CRANE TIRE WHEN THE RING THAT SEALS THE TIRE STRETCHED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

January 10, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nikolaus & Nikolaus Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING ALL DDAY THE FLASH FROM WELDER BURNED EYES.

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