Mining Incidents

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273,193
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1,202
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2000–2026
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March 18, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACA Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was clearing the grizzly with a pry bar and rock landed on his left foot. Foot was swollen and bruised.

October 4, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ACA Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing Bull Wheel Bolts on Jaw Crusher, employee swung sledge hammer to hit wrench that a second employee was holding. Hammer deflected off of the wheel and hit the second employee's left little finger.

February 26, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
ACA Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS ASSISTING FOREMAN TO REMOVE PIECE OF IRON FROM BEING STUCK IN THE CONE. MINER'S LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIECE OF IRON AND THE CONE. POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

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