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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 1, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Medusa-Citadel Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON VACATION, BUT DURING VISIT TO PLANT HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK.

July 8, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Limestone Products Corp · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW PIECE OF SAND INTO LEFT EYE OF EE.

July 2, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Medusa-Citadel Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS REPLACING VALVE ON TOP OF BULK CEMENT SILOS WHEN WIND BLOWN MATERIAL ENTERED EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO FIRST AID FOR ATTENTION & FOLLOWING DAY EYE WAS IRRITATED. DR INDICATE D NO EVIDENCE OF MATERIAL. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED FOR IRRITATION.

May 5, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Lafarge Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP MATERIAL WITH A SHOVEL, WIND BLEW SOME OF THE DUST INTO HIS EYE.

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