Mining Incidents

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739,488
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3,112
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1983–2026
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July 25, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Star Phoenix Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

FOOT OUTSIDE OF MOTOR COCKPIT WALKED WITH ASSISTANCE

January 31, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Star Phoenix Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO COUPLE THE MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING TO A TIMBER RAIL CAR WITHOUT LEAVING THE COCKPIT. THE MOTOR JUMPED AHEAD PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRAWBAR MOTOR CAUSING A MINOR CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT HAND.

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