Mining Incidents

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273,193
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2000–2026
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June 16, 2020 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Creek Products LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing bearing. Tail pulley slipped and smashed finger and thumb. Index finger was smashed, lost fingernail, had fractured bone and 4 stitches.

April 1, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Mountain Creek Products LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a cutting torch cutting bolts off of screw, the nut fell off and burned through employees pant leg and in to his boot, burning his foot.

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