Mining Incidents

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3,112
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1983–2026
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May 18, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mineral Industrial Commodities Of America Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING BROKEN BELT FROM INCLINE CONVEYOR ROPE ATTACHED TO BELT BROKE.I.NAME LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING RIGHT ELBOW.

April 25, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER

I NAME WAS WALKING FROMTHE MILL BUILDING TO THE LUNCHROOM WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE

September 6, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mineral Industrial Commodities Of America Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CLIMBING UP INTO THE 175B LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS AND HE HELD ONTO THE RAILING WITH HIS HAND HIS BODY TWISTED AROUND AND HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK

August 24, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

I.NAME STATED HE HAD BEEN TOLD TO CHECK THE THICKNER FOR LEAKS TWICE A DAY ON THE WEEK END HE STATED HE FELL COMING DOWM THE STAIRS OF THE THICKNER UPON INVESTIGATION BY WORKMENS COMP THIS WAS FOUND TO HAVE NOT HAPPENED ON THE MILL PROPERTY BUT ANOTHER LOCATION

June 20, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mineral Industrial Commodities Of America Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME & I.NAME EMPTYING BARRELS OF CHEMICALS,ONE BARREL SLIPPED SPLASHING CHEMICAL ONTO I.NAME.

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