Mining Incidents

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3,112
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1983–2026
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March 25, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belvedere Construction Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GROUND GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO ANOTHER OPERATION EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AWAY & STUMBLED OVER SMALL BOULDER. TIRED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND & SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

February 13, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Belvedere Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS PUSHING DIRT WITH A BULLDOZER & SAID HE JARRED HIS BACK WHILE WORKING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN

February 7, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Belvedere Construction Company · Struck by falling object

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE SEPARATING VARIOUS SIZE ROCKS TO BE USED AS RIPRAP BY A CUSTOMER. HE MOVED ONE ROCK CAUSING ANOTHER TO FALL AND HIT HIS FINGER.

January 15, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Belvedere Construction Company · Flash burns (welding)

WELDER STRUCK ARC FLASHED EMP

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