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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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July 2, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Hall Irwin Corporation · Struck by flying object

Worker was walking from one side of mine to the other when the wind blew a foreign object into his eye. Was was wearing safety glasses. Worker went to urgent care but the extraction was unsuccessful so they referred him to the ER.

March 12, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Hall-Irwin Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EE WAS BIT ON THE LEFT HAND BY A SMALL BLACK SPIDER. HIS HAND STARTED TO TINGLE AND SWELL SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR.

March 28, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Hall-Irwin Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING AT THE WELDING TODDLE AT THE SITE AND A BEE STUNG HIM ON THE HAND HIS HAND SWELLED TO DOUBLE THE SIZE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY.

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