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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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April 22, 2025 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Against SOP employee carried metal up the belt manlift and was caught in a pinch point resulting in a fracture of their middle toe on their right foot.

April 12, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE removed guard and was cleaning off area. Motion sensor arm came around and trapped EE's finger between arm $ sensor resulting in injury.

October 16, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOE STRING CAUGHT ON #1 CONVEYOR AND PULLED FOOT AROUND END OF PULLEY. RIGHT FOOT HAS 2 FINE FRACTURES ON LG. TOE AND SM. TOE, LT. KNEE IS BRUISED.

June 17, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING COMPANY TRUCK, PICKING UP PARTS, IN ALAMOSA, CO. HE WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN INTO SHOP & WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER TRUCK.

January 29, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS AND ORE FROM BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT.

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