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Total incidents
273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
Classifications
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October 16, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
West Coast Aggregates, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WORKER WAS PUTTING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER ON A 980-G CAT LOADER. HE PROCEEDED TO CLIMB DOWN FORM THE FENDER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE TIRE & THE LOADER FRAME. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TURNED SIDEWAYS KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND FELL HEAD FIRST INTO THE CORNER OF THE BACK OF THE LOADER BUCKET PUTTING A CUT ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.

October 18, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
West Coast Aggregates Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING FAN VENT CAP FOR A/C IN CAB. HE DID NOT TURN THE FAN OFF AND PUT HIS FINGER UP IN THE FAN AND HAD A LACERATION TO HIS FINGERS.

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