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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 20, 1996 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

INJURED MAN WAS WORKING AT HIS JOB AS A MECHANICWHILE WORKING ON DUMP TRUCK, HE SLIPPED OFF BATTERY BOX WHILE CLIMBING ON TO THE TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND.

December 29, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJ WALKING AROUND PLANT AREA..SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND HURTING RIGHT HAND.

November 26, 1985 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND PLANT, HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WORKED FOR A WHILE BUT WENT TO DOCTOR ON 11-26-85.

December 9, 1983 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

IT WAS A COLD ICEY DAY, HE HAD SPILLED GAS ON HIS CLOTHING AFTER HAVING GASSED UP THE CRANE. THEN HE WENT TO THE SAND & GRA V EL PLANT, WHERE A FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED TO THAW OUT SOME MACHINE RY HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE, HIS CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HE WAS BURNED

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