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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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August 25, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of 2" angle iron with a Milwaukee grinder. A piece of the grinder broke off and kicked back into the employee's right leg cutting EE's knee. Grinder did have the guard on at the time of the incident. Employee went to clinic and received four stitches.

September 2, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding on a piece of metal when a piece of metal went under EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye. The employee went to the doctor where they removed the piece of metal on the surface of EE's eye and issued prescription eye drops.

June 22, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a 1/2" drill to tighten a splice. The drill spun my right hand around when the nut bottomed out.

June 13, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Holding a piece of metal while cutting it.

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