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 26, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Flag Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking in a work area where pallets of rock are weighed when EE twisted EE's ankle on a rock. EE then fell backwards landing on EE's tail bone.

February 8, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flag Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was installing v-belts on gear box. after installing the first drive belt employee slipped and grabbed the v-belt pulling a finger between the v-belt and pulley cutting fingertip and breaking finger(middle finger on right hand).

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