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273,095
Of which fatal
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Years on record
2000–2026
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March 28, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

Wind blew dust in employees right eye.

March 18, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

Employee was on the dredge and the wind / river water splashed in face and body of the employee. Particle of sand got in left eye of employee.

August 24, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Dust blew in operator's left eye when operator stepped out of the dozer operator was running.

February 6, 2017 OK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on the tipple lining the belly of the shaker plant. Employee was welding and had employee's welding hood on when sand or metal blew under employee's hood contacting employee's eye. Monday was a very windy day.

November 18, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking down the walkway to board the skiff when he felt his knee pop.

July 7, 2010 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was bitten by an undetermined type of spider while operating the front end loader, loading trucks. Employee was bitten on the lower right shoulder area. Resulting in a severe bite, and all over body rash.

April 2, 2010 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

Heavy winds blew out the glass window of the dredge that employee was working on and caused lacerations to forhead.

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