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December 17, 2010 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development LLC · Struck against a moving object

Vega employee was driving a 10 Wheel dump truck following a TIC employee up a hill at Newmont. It was slippery and the truck lost traction and slid down on its side. Vega employee was taken by Newmont ambulance to Northern Nevada Regional Hospital.

February 8, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

After directing powder truck into position he caught his foot under the lower stabilizing jack.

October 5, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While remote mucking, the mucker got too close and pinched him between the rib and the mucker.

October 14, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ran over a piece of steel with UG haul truck and it flipped up and hit him in the mouth.

November 29, 2002 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A LHD, AND HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, BOUNCING HIM INTO THE ROPS, AND HITTING HIS HEAD.

November 4, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MUCKING OUT OF A STOPE WHEN SOME MATERIAL PEELED FROM BACK, HITTING THE LOADER. EE CLIMBED OUT OF THE LOADER & WALKED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE OTHER MINERS HELPED HIM.

March 13, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WE WERE STARTING A NEW STOPE. SLOT WAS ALREADY OPER. A COUPLE OF TRUCKS HAD BEEN MUCKED NOW REMOTE. IT WAS TIME TO START REMOTING. THE OPERATOR OF THE NEXT TRUCK TO BE LOADED FOUND THE LHD OPE RATOR PINNED BETWEEN THE BACK CORNER OF THE LHD AND THE RIB.

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