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273,095
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Years on record
2000–2026
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September 30, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
MLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working to set the secondary screen into final position with crane, the load shifted, and employee pinched wrist between screen and column.

May 10, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
MLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was dumping a load at the tailings dump in the Mississippi Mine. After dumping the load EE watched for the light on the dash to go off signaling the bed was down. EE began to exit the mine and when EE got to the blacksmiths shop EE felt the bed contact a brow and ripped the bed off

April 22, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
MLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cleaning out the vault area of the kiln, scooped up a large piece of Hot Coating. It rolled over the back of the bucket striking a hydraulic fitting, causing it to break and spray Hot hydraulic oil , causing a flash fire that was extinguished in less a minute.

September 2, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator POWERED HAULAGE
MLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was running 990 loader and noticed soreness in knee midway through the shift. Continued to work and noticed pain getting worse as shift came to an end. Employee has history of knee pain so unsure if injury was work-related at this time.

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