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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 31, 1996 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Profile Products LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STEEL BEM. THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF RUST UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT HOME WITHOUT REPORTING IT OR RECEIVING FIRST AID. THE ENXT DAY HE WENT TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO REMOVED THE RUST THAT HAD BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE EYE.

March 28, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Profile Products LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HOOD ON AN OUT SIDE CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHILE REMOVING THE HOOD THE WIND BELEW A TINY METAL FLAKE IN HIS LEFT EYE

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