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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 8, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Dry Branch Kaolin Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ENTERED CHEMICAL TANK TO RESCUE OTHER EMPL.(OTHER EMPL DIED.THIS EMPL PASSED OUT.)

November 8, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman OTHER
Dry Branch Kaolin Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE EXPERICING SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE REMOVING A MAN FROM A TANK THE MAN WAS CONTRACTOR INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT

June 28, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Dry Branch Kaolin Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS TOP OF TANK WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO RT EYE.

July 27, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Dry Branch Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS ST6NG BY A YELLOW JACKET AND HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

March 21, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Dry Branch Kaolin Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING ON A LEVEL PLATFORM. AS HE TURNED TO START DOWN A STAIRWAY HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EE HAS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS TO THIS KNEE, THEREFORE, IT IS FELT THE TURN H E MADE AGGRAVATED A PRIOR CONDITION.

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