Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 9, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HIS WRENCH WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENINING A BOLT.

May 20, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING ADJ ON TAIL PULLY TO REPAIR A SPLICE HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON WRENCH WHENSOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT & HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER ON TAIL PULLY GUARD EMPLOYEE HAD LACERATI ON ON LEFT SMALL FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

January 13, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT SPLICE ON CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING EDGE OF BELTING WITH BELT KNIFE IN RT HAND & CUT LEFT WRIST WITH KNIFE IN PROCESS CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES ON LEFT WRIST

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