Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 13, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boulder County Road Maintenance · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO REMOVE SMALL NUT FROM BELTING RT ELBOW BECAME SORE IS ON EMPLOYEE REQUESTED VACATION UN TIL 062689

March 29, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boulder County Road Maintenance · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING BOLTS FROM SHAKER BOX. THEY HAD BECOME ROUNDED DUE TO ABRASIVE ACTION OF GRAVEL.

March 24, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boulder County Road Maintenance · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVED LARGE ROCK FROM JAWS OF CRUSHER AFTER REMOVING CHAIN ROCK TIPPED OVER ENTRAPING RT FOOT BRUISED ARCH NO LOST TIME

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