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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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July 28, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drilling with a jack-leg when bit caught and twisted employee's shoulder. Strain to shoulder.

May 13, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pulling a jackleg steel out of the hole, when it came out he pinched his finger between the drill and the leg.

September 14, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The miner was bolting with a jack-leg when the steel caught. When it spun around he grabbed the machine and his thumb was pinched between the stops for the hammer and the leg. It cut and broke his thumb.

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