Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 7, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Colorado Sand & Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE HELPIN1 ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELD JAW TOGGLE ROD AND RECEIVED FLASH BURN RT EYE

July 25, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Colorado Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS WORKING NEARBY AS SLAG WAS BEING CHIPPED AND PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE

June 21, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Colorado Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME PUTTING TAPE ON HEAD PULLY TO ALLEVIATE SLIPPING.3 MEN WERE WEARING EARPLUGS AND ENGINES RUNNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HEAR.I.NAME ASKED (INJ EMPL)I.NAME TO TURN HEAD PULLY SO HE COULD ADD MORE TAPE.(OTHER EMPL)I.NAME WHO WAS BEHIND I.NAME THOUGHT HE SAID TO TURN ON POWER BOX AND I.NAME THOUGHT (INJ EMPL)I.NAME HAD ALREADY STEPPED BACK SO HE ACTIVATED POWER BOX.

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