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273,095
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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March 2, 2026 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Jeffrey Sand Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Squatting to retrieve a rope and caused a back spasm.

August 7, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Jeffrey Sand Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We thought employee was suffering from Heat Exhaustion but after being examined at the Hospital it was determined he had a Heart Attack.

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