Mining Incidents

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273,193
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April 24, 2021 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bullskin Stone & Lime LLC · Struck by falling object

Operator was scaling and checking on the install roof bolts. When EE was leaving the room a section of rock released resulting in hitting the machine.

October 23, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bullskin Stone & Lime LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was leveling a bowl liner to get ready to pour and bowl liner came off forks and pinched between mantle and cribbing

October 7, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullskin Stone & Lime LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a stringer off a conveyor belt and was cutting towards self and the knife slipped and went into left forearm causing a 1 1/2 inch cut about 1 inch deep causing about 6 stitches.

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