Mining Incidents

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739,488
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3,112
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1983–2026
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August 4, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tseng Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PVC PIPE BROKE AND SPRAYED CYANIDE AND CAUSTIC SOLUTION INTO EYES AND FACE.

June 16, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Tseng Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A PIPE RUPTURED IN THE RECOVERY AREA AND SHE WAS SPLASHED WITH CYANIDE SOLUTION AS IT RAN ONTO THEFLOOR

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