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Total incidents
739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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August 25, 1988 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
W E Cloutier & Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I NAME WHILE APPLYING BELT DRESSING TO A HEAD ROLL ON A CONVEYOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS L ARM IN BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE ROLLER CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO HIS ARM I NAME DIDNT SHUT DOWN OR LOCK OUT ACCORDING TO POLICE I NAME CLIMBED ON TOP OF AN OPERATING SHAKER SCREEN TO APPLY THE DRESSING

August 10, 1988 ME · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
W E Cloutier & Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING DEBRIS ONTO CONVEYOR WHEN ROCK BOUNCED OFF BELT STRIKING HIM ON HEAD. HE WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT TIME. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

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