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739,488
Of which fatal
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Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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Scoped to Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc
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February 6, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE APPARENTLY WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO GET THE BELTS OVER THE PULLEY AND BUMPED THE STARTER TO ROLL THE BELT ON. HOWEVER, THE MOTOR STARTED. T HE LEFT THUMB WAS SEVERED JUST PAST THE NAIL AND APPROX. ONE HALF OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED.

December 10, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FEEDER STOPPED UP A WITH A CLOD OF AGGREGATE EE PICKED UP AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO KNOCK OUT THE CLOD. BELT CAUGHT WRENCH AND MASHED EE S THUMB AGAINST FEEDER OPENING.

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