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October 3, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Empire Mining Co., LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At 9:52 am I received a call from my maintenance supervisor that the maintenance supervisor had found one of our customer OTR driver not breathing and possibly deceased. I went to the location pulled driver out of truck and placed on the ground and began CPR until paramedics arrived.

January 18, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empire Mining Co., LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing by hydraulic support leg of 6' X 24' High Frequency Screen Plant that was being loaded for transport. Once the support pin hole was lined up, the employee attempted to put the pin in the hole. The employee slipped on icy ground (dirt/gravel) and got finger caught between the pin and the support foot pad as the hydraulic leg was raising.

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