Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 12, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Centennial Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE GOT CUTS ON HIS HANDS OVER A PERIOD OF TWO DAYS WHILE UNLOADING ROCKS. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ONE OF THE CUTS BECAME INFECTED.

October 1, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Centennial Materials Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATES THAT HE WAS SHOVELING ROCKS AND DIRT WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP.

August 9, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Centennial Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATES A ROCK GOT WEDGED IN HOPPER AND HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE ROCK WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROCK AND HOPPER WALL.

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