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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 28, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL TRUCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE GRADER WHICH BRUISED/SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.

September 6, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO GET DOZER WAS WALKING OVER ROCKS SLIPPED ON ROCKS & FELL HAVING HIS RT ANKLE PINNED BETWEEN ROCKS

November 10, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER AND MISSED A RUNG FELL APPROX. 8 FT INJURING RIGHT ELBOW.

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