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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 3, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT GATE FOR #3 ROCK TO GO ON BELT INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE A OVERSIZE ROCK WAS TOO LARGE TO GO ON BELT & UNDER GATE AS EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING T O CLEAR ROCKS HIS T HUMB JAMMED BETWEEN 6ELT & GATE A BELT WAS RUNNING IN #48 TUNNEL

August 31, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS ADJUSTING STANDARD CONE CRUSHER ON CONVEYOR #11 A ROCK CAME OFF CONVEYOR HITTING HIM ON HARD HAT CAUSING 3 1/2 IN LACERATION OF SCALP IT IS UNDETERMINED IF IT WAS HARD HAT OR THE ROC THAT CAUSED LACERATION HARD HAT HAS SCRAPE MARKS ON REAR THAT INDICATED A ROCK DID HIT HARD HAT

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