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273,095
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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July 18, 2025 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Osgood Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

IE drilled a hole, and as they rotated the bolt toward the flushing head, it popped out of the finger. IE walked toward the boom to put the bolt back into the finger, and as they grabbed the bolt, their slicker pants got entangled with the rotating drill steel.

May 1, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
AU-REKA GOLD LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was standing next to the Jumbo while the Jumbo operator was rattling the steel to loosen the collar when two small pieces of metal slivers came off and struck EE on the chin and neck.

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