Mining Incidents

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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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August 31, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Winter Brothers Material Co. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on dredge chain, started feeling bad, the scale man called for an ambulance.

October 22, 2007 MO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER
Winter Brothers Material Co. · Struck by flying object

While switching from welding hood to hard hat, sand fell out of hard hat and blew into left eye.

July 27, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER
Winter Brothers Material Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

On 3-5-05 was moving 55 gallon barrel - felt pain in lower back. Pain reoccurred on 7-27-05.

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