Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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June 14, 1998 NH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Wakefield Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNPLUGGING CULVERT PIPE WITH TELEPHONE POLE AND EXCAVATOR THE POLE SLIPPED OUT OF PIPE AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN POLE AND ROCK.

September 19, 1995 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Wakefield Materials Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE AND CO WORKER CROSSED AN AIRLINE AT THE SAME TIME, CO WORKER STEPPED ON AIR HOSE AND CAUSED IT TO LOOP UP CATCHING EE FOOT. EE FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIMSELF ON HIS HANDS AND CAUSING A HAIRL INE FRACTURE TO ELBOW.

October 29, 1993 NH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Wakefield Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE PRIMARY PLANT CARRYING THE ST EAM CLEANER NOXXLE WITH HIS FINGER ON THE TRIGGER PUSHED TRIGGER CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS WRIST

September 16, 1991 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Wakefield Materials Corp · Flash burns (welding)

INJURY WAS CUASED BY INADEQUATE PROTECTION OF EYES WHILE ASSISTING IN A WELDING PROJECT. EE BURNED EYES AND WAS LIGHT SENSITIVE FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS.

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