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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
Classifications: 20

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December 5, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

M & M Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

AIR UP MOTOR GRATER TIRE & LOCK RING BLOWED OFF HIT MAN ON KNEE CAUSING SIX STITCHES IN KNEE THROW HIM BACK INTO FRONT END LOADER HITTING HIS HAD & HEAD FIVE STITCHES HEAD

July 22, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

M & M Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER SCRAPER AND TWISTED KNEE KNEE POPPED

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