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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 10, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Struck by falling object

WATCHING SLATE BLACK BEING HOISTED FROM OPEN PIT-BLOCK. HIT BACK WALL OF PIT AND SLATE FRAGMENTS FLEW HITTING EE.

April 10, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Struck by falling object

WATCHING SLATE BLOCK BEING HOISTED FROM OPEN PIT-BLOCK HIT BACK WALL OF PIT AND SLATE FRAGMENTS FLEW HITTING EMPLOYEE.

January 12, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY MAN BOX.

September 30, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING & DRILL BIT BROKE CUTTING EMLOYEE'S THUMB.

November 30, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL MOVING DIAMOND CHAINSAW ON TRACK AT THE CONCLUSION OF CUT.EMPL STEPPED ACROSS TRACK TO FLIP DIAMOND BELT TO CHECK WATER DISCHARGE HOLES FROR DRAINAGE.FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN LEVELING J ACK OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TRACK AND MACHINE.FOOT WAS PINCHED UNTIL MACHINE PASSED AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE FOOT.

May 1, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Doney Slate Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PLUGGING SLATE- SLATE SPLIT AND PIECES OF SLATE FLEW HITTING EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW.

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