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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August 18, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP CHAINS THAT GO TO DROP BALL MACHINE.FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

May 21, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Materials Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

PICKED UP A TORCH WHILE HOT WITH NO GLOVES ON BURNED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER

May 12, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING ROCK FROM CRUSHER WALKED BACK UP FEEDER ROCK ROLLED AGAINST LEFT ARM BRUISED LEFT ARM

March 17, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OFFLOADING HYDRAULIC HAMMER FROM FLAT TRAILER WITH CRANE.LOAD PIVOTED AND PINCHED EMPL HAND AGAINST CRANE.

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