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Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 16, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Contact with electrical current

CONVEYOR FILLING UP WITH ROCK AND PACKING ROCK BENEATH IT. EMPLOYEE SHUT IT DOWN & BEGAN DIGGING OUT. EQUIP. HAD TRIPPED & KICKED OUT SO EMP WENT TO START BELT. IT WOULDN'T START SO EE PUSHED RESET BUTTON. EE SHUT OFF MAIN BREAKER IN FUSE BOX & OPENED DOOR. EE CHANGED 1 FUSE & FLIPPED BREAKER ON. DID NOT WORK- TURNED SWITCH OFF, OPENED BOX & GRABBED FUSE-BOX ENERGIZED-EE REMBERS NO

December 28, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE JUMP STARTING GENERATOR SET FROM THE LOADER, THE BATTER CAP BLEW OFF SPRAYING BATTERY ACID INTO EYES.

June 13, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE OBSERVING/HELPING THE PLANT MANAGER WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR, THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WERE PUSHED TOGETHER CREATING A BRIGHT FLASH WHICH BURNT THE EYES SIMILIA R TO WELDERS FLASH.

June 13, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE WORKING ON ELECTTRICAL PROBLEM ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR THE INJURED EMPOYEE PUSHED THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS TOGETHER TO START THE MOTOR & THIS CREATED A BRIGHT FLASH ARC

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