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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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November 5, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
All American Aggregates · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured worker was working on hopper underneath the 6x16 screen. The job was welding patches. EE had EE's back leaning against the wall with one leg extended and the other one bent while welding. When the job was done, EE extended EE's legs, and EE's knee was numb. And started feeling like EE pulled something on EE's back.

March 27, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
All American Aggregates · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was sent to the clinic on March 27th 2018 because of ankle pain. The report from the clinic came back "unresolved pain causation."

December 19, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
All American Aggregates · Unclassified, insufficient data

The employee went to personal doctor for a pain in the right elbow and the doctor told the employee to report to employee's supervisor.

September 23, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
All American Aggregates · Struck by flying object

EE was running skiploader moving dust, it was windy and dust flew into EE's left eye.

November 30, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
All American Aggregates · Struck by flying object

Santa Ana winds were blowing. We were loading shot with windy conditions. Loaders were digging below us creating more dust - got dust in eye.

August 17, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator OTHER
All American Aggregates · Struck by flying object

Left work on the 17th-(ok) woke up on the 18th a.m. @ home with eye problem-came to work @ 6 am-problem kept getting worse-went to eye dr. foreign body rt. eye

July 8, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
All American Aggregates · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working and all of a sudden couldn't feel his left pinky ring fingers, left arm & leg went numb.

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