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September 26, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Grande Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operating kubota RTV 1140 on Entrance to mine site. Traveling at a speed of 20 MPH. The left front tire punctured and the kubota over turned onto the left side. Employee had his left foot out and the kubota rolled on top of it. He received contusions to lower left leg, a sprained ankle, and a cut requiring three stitches.

June 23, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Grande Mining Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE was putting floor dry on a belt pulley. The guard was removed and the belt was still running. EE was using a 6' rebar to scrape off the roller. The bar got trapped in the belt roller. Another EE ran over and hit the E-Stop. EE had lacerations on his trycep, a dislocated elbow, broken bone on the lower arm, Broken bone on the lower pinky finger,lacerations of the hand.

July 21, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Grande Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing a Cat 966C loader down a hill when he turned it into a depression and the loader became unbalanced and turned over on it's side next to an escape hatch for a tunnel under construction. Employee was wearing his belt and was not injured. Equipment was placed back on all four tires and driven off for mechanical and safety check.

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