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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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September 26, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in a squatting position and as he shifted from a squat to a standing position, employee lost his balance and twisted while coming upright. That is when he felt a pain in his back.

December 4, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At 07:40 AM a sixty-one year old employee suffered a cardiac arrest while at work. EE was given immediate medical assistance by the plant emergency response team and the on-site plant doctor. EE expired at 08:20 A.M.

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