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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 13, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Herzog Contracting Corp · Struck by falling object

EE ALLEGED THAT A ROCK HIT HIM BEHIND LEFT EAR AT BASE OF SKULL WHILE SHOVELING ROCKS OUT FROM UNDER JAWS.

November 18, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Herzog Contracting Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A LOADER BUCKET IN ORDER TO REACH THE SHAFT TO BE CUT OFF OF LOAD SECTION OF CONVEYOR. A PIECE OF SLAG CAME OFF SHAFT AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.

January 25, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Herzog Contracting Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER BELT ANOTHER EE WAS FEEDING THE CRUSHER A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. 20 LBS HIT EE IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.

September 9, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Herzog Contracting Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING LINER AND PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT INTO LEFT EYE.

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