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September 24, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Gold Road Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was operating a Model DT-12 dump truck, while backing up miner placed hand on the outside of the ROPS post and while articulating the truck around the corner, miner's left middle finger was pinched between the ROPS post and the bed of the truck resulting in required sutures to close the wound. No bones were broken.

March 21, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gold Road Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

Bolting with jackleg, just about to complete the hole, looked up to see how much was left to drill and a piece of rock from the back came down and struck them in the lower right cheek area resulting in a broken tooth and small laceration on lower lip.

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