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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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May 16, 2023 NC · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person MACHINERY
Harrison Construction Co Div/APAC-Atlantic Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was weed-eating the bank behind the office building when they slipped on the bank. The employee fell backwards landing on left shoulder and stove it up.

May 15, 2023 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Midsouth Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting expansion metal with a diamond wheel cutting disc on EE's grinder. While cutting the metal the grinder kicked back cutting EE's right hand on the thumb.

April 5, 2023 GA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Midsouth Aggregates · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a trackhoe moving boulders around when are large section of rock broke off and went through the windshield. Employee threw the rock out as soon as it happened.

February 20, 2012 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Harrison Construction Co Div/APAC-Atlantic Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The metal sides of the rock box on the M 6ft x 20ft screen deck did not go up high enough to stop small rocks from bouncing out of rock box when the conveyor belt first starts up.

August 30, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Harrison Construction Co Div/APAC-Atlantic Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a bolt from the right rear final drive when he pinned his left hand between the air wrench and the frame of the truck.

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