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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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September 20, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Hempt Brothers Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had a seizure and injured leg as a result of the seizure.

April 28, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Hempt Brothers Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffered a heart attack before starting work.

November 11, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Hempt Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object

Injured was cutting tree's for firewood and a wind gust caused the striking tree to fall in a unexpected direction thus striking the tree cutter. Injured was not an employee of the mine.

February 5, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Hempt Brothers Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCORDING TO PARAMEDICS ON SCENE, HE PROBABLY EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE CORONARY AND WAS DOWN AN ESTIMATED 15 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE BEING FOUND. CPR WAS STARTED AND PARAMEDICS WERE DISPATCHED TO TH E SCENE. HE COULD NOT BE REVIVED.

February 3, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Hempt Brothers Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING AROUND PLANT AREA DN BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

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