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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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January 19, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Pbr Minerals Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LEASED DU.MP(35TON) TRUCK AND EXHAUST WAS GETTING IN THE CAB,CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FEEL SICK.EMPLOYEE GOUT OUT OF TRUCK AND PASSED OUT.CALLED AMBULANCE AND WAS TAKEN TO SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL.

January 6, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY

Pbr Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS DIRECTING A BACKHOE OPERATOR IN THE PLACEMENT OF A HOLE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND PRESSED THE BOOM TRAVERSE PEDAL. THE HOE BUCKET STRUCK ME IN THE LEFT SIDE FRACTURING RIBS.

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