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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 12, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
B F Road & Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

I WAS DIGGING INTO THE PIT WALL AND HIT A BIG ROCK. THE LOADER STOPPED WITH SUCH SUDDENESS THAT MY HEAD WAS THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. I FELT A PAIN IN MY NECK AND THEN SUFFERED FROM A HEADACHE.

September 26, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
B F Road & Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS CALLED FOR INTERVIEW. STATED HE HAD 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. WAS BEING TESTED AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS EQUIPMENT.

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