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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 21, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Windfall Gold Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTED AROUND LOOKING BEHIND HIMSELF WHEN THE SCRAPER BOUNCED OVER A BUMP IN THE PIT. HE HAD CONSIDERABLE PAIN. HE W AS TREATED BY A DOCTOR WITH PAIN MEDICINE AND MASSAGE.

September 30, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Windfall Gold Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT THE VIBRATION & BUMPING OF THE SCRAPER CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK

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