Mining Incidents

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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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August 18, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington County Aggregates Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving screens to ground and the balance of the screen was off and it tilted the wrong way and the corner hit just above thee left ankle, causing bruising and swelling.

December 15, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington County Aggregates Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was working on the wheel inside the track of a track hoe. He was trying to take the metal wheel off, and it fell on his left foot.

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