Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 8, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Forterra Brick, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS TAKING A TRACK PAD BOLT OUT OF THE TRACK WITH AN AIR WRENCH.EE THOUGHT THE NUT WAS ABOUT OFF AND HE REACHED AND CAUGHT A HOLD OF THE NUT.THE MECHANIC REVERSED THE AIR WRENCH AND T HE NUT TWISTED IN HIS THUMB CUTTING A CHUNK OF MEAT OUT OF HIS THUMB.

January 2, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Forterra Brick, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP ON DOZER WHEN HE BACKED OVER A HUMP, WHEN THE DOZER SLAMMED DOWN IT JAMED HIS BACK.

September 21, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
U S Brick · Struck against stationary object

RUNNING AN AIR HAMMER BREAKING LARGE STONES IN CRAMED AREA.

June 24, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
U S Brick · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOING 8OWN A LADDER,HE STEPPED ON TORCH HOSE AND PULLED THE TORCH OUT OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEES HAND,TORCH HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

November 15, 1984 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Richtex Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING STOCKPILE WITH A TRACK LOADER STOCK PILE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRACTOR RESULTING IN IT OVERTURNING ON ITS LEFT SIDE

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