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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 27, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
American Resource Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROLLERS WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS ARM INTO THE AREA BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

May 23, 1994 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
American Resource Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A PIN IN THE BUCKET OF A SHOVEL. HE WAS HOLDING A STEEL PLATE ON THE PIN USING LOADER BUCKET AND SHOVEL SWING UP TO PUSH THE PIN. THE PIN MOVED SUDDENLY AND SMASHED MECHANIC FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND SHOVEL BUCKET.

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