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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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August 15, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Blue Star Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS LOWERING VIBRATOR ASSEMBLY INTO SHAKER FRAME HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES WITH PRYBAR ON ONE SIDE HE PUIT HIS HAND UNDER THE OTHER SIDE TO CHECK BOLT HOLES THE ASSEMBLY M OVED & CUT OFF TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER

January 24, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Blue Star Ready Mix Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH, HE TOUCHED HOT PART OF TORCH WITH HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.

December 27, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Blue Star Ready Mix Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING 637 SCRAPER AND WAS BEING PUSHED BY D10 DOZER, THE D10 DOZER HIT THE 637 SCRAPER TO HARD CAUSING HIM TO EXPERIENCE WHIPLASH.

November 29, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Blue Star Ready Mix Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I,NAME DID NOT HAVE PROPER SAFETY GLASSES ON WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG CEMENT CHUTE. CEMENT WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYES AND FACE.

June 20, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Blue Star Ready Mix Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK CAUSED BY RUNNING EQUIP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS,I.NAME HAD ON-GOING,LONG TERM BACK PROBLESM-20 YRS.UNABLE TO FULFILL PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS.

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