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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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November 28, 1995 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT HIS LEFT ARM GOT CAUGHT & PULLED MUSCLES.

August 19, 1995 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER, THE LOADER SUDDENLY STOPPED, CAUSING EE CHEST TO BUMP INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.

April 13, 1993 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Smith Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN A BELT TAKEUP PULLEY DAMAGING HIS THUMB.

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