Mining Incidents

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Total incidents
739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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October 4, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN BIN GATE TO ALLOW GRAVEL TO RUN DOWN SHUTE GATE WOULD NOT OPEN SO EMPLOYEE JERKED ON LEVER SO HARD HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN LEVER AND GATE CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT HAND HE WAS TREATED AND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY

July 12, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING MACHINE ATTEMPTING TO PULL SLACK OUT OF HOSE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HOSE & BUMPED AGAINST EJECTOR ARM ON MACHINE RESULTING IN A BRUISE ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

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