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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 16, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Delta Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS IN THE SHOP USING THE CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BEARINGS OFF THE SHAKER DREDGE VI WHEN A PIECE FO METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM.

March 17, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Delta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED INTO THE FERTILIZER DELUMPER HAD OTHER EE TURN IT OFF FIRST. HE THEN THROWED A SHOVEL OUT AND OTHER THOUGHT HE WAS OUT AND TURNED THE DELUMPER BACK ON AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT IN T HE AUGER.

September 7, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Delta Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WINCH ON CRANE BARGE 5 HAS A DOG AND A SNAP RING TO HOLD DOG IN PLACE. IT JUMPED OUT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT & DOG IT AT THE SAME TIME TO ROLL UP THE CABLE--HANDLE JUMPED OUT AND CAUGHT FINGER BET WEEN HANDLE AND FRAME OF WINCH.

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