Mining Incidents

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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 25, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE UTILIZING THE BAKER FORKLIFT TO MOVE BULK BAGS,. THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED & WOULD NOT RESTART. I.NAME WAS CALLED TO START THE ENGINE. I.NAME & I.NAME REMOVED THE COVER FO '% FROM THE ENGINE STARTED EASILY HOWEVER THE HYDROSTATIC DRIVE ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO PIVOT TOWARD THE COLUMN, PINNING I.NAME BETWEEN THE TRUCK & THE COLUMN. I.NAME & I.ANME JUMPED ON T HE

January 21, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE GOT DOWN FROM FORKLIFT TO CLOSE OFF A HOPPER AND FORKLIFT PINNED HIM AGAINST HOPPER

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