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

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March 13, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Delta Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A SMALL BOARD, LAID ACROSS TH END OF A SMALLER PIPE TO BE FIT INTO A BIGGER PIPE. WHILE HAMMERING, WITH ARM OUT STRETCHED, HE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS NECK, PULLED TEND AND TORE MUSCLE.

June 3, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Delta Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING A 5\X7\ CRUSHER SCREEN OVER A RAILING TO THE GROUND APPROX 10\ BELOW. THE SCREEN WENT DOWN FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED BY THE EE. THUS PULLING HIM & BENDING THE RAILING SO THAT HE F ELL WITH THE SCREEN OVER THE EDGE TO THE GROUND.

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