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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 11, 1995 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Domtar Gypsum Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

#1 CONVEYOR TIAL PULLEY WAS JAMMED WITH A ROCK. BELT WAS LOCKED OUT AND TAIL PULLEY GUARDING REMOVED. USING A STEEL BAR & HAMMER, EE BROKE UP THE ROCK. STORED TENSION IN THE CONVEYOR BELT, TUR NED THE TAIL PULLEY. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE STEEL BAR.

March 25, 1992 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Domtar Gypsum Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR. NOTICED GUIDE ROLLER NOT TURNING. PICKING UP ANGLE IRON TO HIT ROLLER. CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. ANGLE IRON CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER WAS ROLLED FROM THE EMPLOY EES HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.

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