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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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May 16, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rocky Mountain Refractories · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PALLET TO FILL A SUPER BAG WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY PUT THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT ON HIS FOOT

February 1, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Rocky Mountain Refractories · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HOPPER THAT WE SHOVEL DIRT INTO WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE DEPTH HE WAS PUSHING THE SHOVEL INTO. IT WAS HIT BY A MOVING BUCKET, CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE.

August 22, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Rocky Mountain Refractories · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS TRYING TO KEEP TAIL PULLEY FREE OF DIRT, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND WHEEL PULLED HIS HAND IN.

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