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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 26, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keystone Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING MACHINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST LADDER. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS CHEST ON THE LADDER RESULTING IN A FRACTU RED RIB ON HIS LEFT SIDE. MACHINE WAS PARKED AND SHUT DOWN FOR FUELING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

August 26, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keystone Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO DISMANTLE SCREENS IN THE SCREENING PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM SCREEN AND FELL FROM SCREENING PLANT. BUMP ABOVE LEFT EYE AND INJURED RT KNEE.

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