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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
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2000–2026
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February 19, 2026 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
IMI Aggregates LLC · Struck by flying object

The miner was performing regular maintenance, including welding, cutting, grinding, and torching. Sometime during this process, they got a piece of debris in their eye.

February 19, 2021 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
IMI Aggregates LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee believes they were grinding clamps on a belt when something went behind their PPE and got in their eye.

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