Mining Incidents

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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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November 6, 2023 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hard Rock Sand & Grvl · Struck by falling object

Miner was checking oil on the front end loader when the hood fell down onto fingers of the left hand. Broken 2 fingers and small fractures on the third and fourth fingers of the left hand.

September 14, 2022 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hard Rock Sand and Gravel · Struck by flying object

Miner and injured Miner were doing housecleaning around the pit, other Miner tossed a builders square in the air and it hit injured Miner on the back of the arm cause a minor (per Urgent Care) laceration.

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