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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 19, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Westinghouse Electric Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE SITE MGR. TO HERD A STRAY COW WITHIN THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE MINING AREA. IN DOING SO, EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE INTO A CACTUS BUSH. A THORN PIERCED ALONG THE SK IN SURFACE AND BROKE OFF OUT OF SIGHT. THE DOCTOR HAD TO PERFORM MINOR SURGERY TO THE THORN: JPWVER

September 1, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Westinghouse Electric Corp · Struck against stationary object

OPERZTOR BUMPED INTO PIPE PROJECTING INTO WALKWAY. INITIALLY THERE WAS SLIGHT DISCOMFORT BUT NO REAL PAIN. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER PAIN TO BUMPED AREA DEVELOPED. A VISIT TO A DOCTOR REVEALED A CASE OF TENDONITIS. OPERATOR WAS PLACED ON LIFGHT DUTY & ASKED TO VISIT DOCTOR IN ONE WEEK. NO WORK TIME WAS LOST.

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