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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 24, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPL WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

June 23, 1984 SC · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP WAS USING PORT O JON IN PIT AND A S SPIDER BIT HIM ON THE PENIS

September 23, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON TOP OF DRY SAND ELEVATOR, THE WIND WAS BLOWING, AND THE FLUID BED DRYER ELEVATOR WAS OPERATING AT THE TIME WITH EXHAUST COMING FROM STACK. A PIECE OF RUST WAS B LOWN INTO HIS LEFT EYE AND BECAME IRRITATED.

April 27, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman OTHER
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING THE WIRING HARNESS IN A TRUCK, IN TRYING TO GET IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO SEE UNDER THE DASH HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

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