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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 12, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN O0F CONVEYOR BELT AFTER INSTALLING LIGHT FIXTURE. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CONCRETE SLAB AND TWISTED ANKLE AT THE SAME TIME.

October 24, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WORKING O3 TOP OF A CRUSHER, HE STEPPED IN SOME GREASE AND FELL AND HIT THE INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE AGAINST METAL.

May 17, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF FRO3T END LOADER AND LEFT FOOT LANDED IN A HOLE. BODY WEIGHT PLUS FOOT IN HOLE CAUSED ANKLE TO TWIST.

July 27, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS WORKING ON A LOADER IN THE PIT. WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE LOADER TO FIND HIS FORMENA, HE BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL.

September 30, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING CHUTES ON WASH PLANT-GRAPED A CHAIN DFOR SUPPORT-WHEN HE MOVED THE CHAIN GAVE AWAY-HE FELL 16 FEET INTO A PILE OF ABC ON HIS FEET.

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