Mining Incidents

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273,193
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2000–2026
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January 19, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arch Johnston Company Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was grinding on bed of truck and fell off 6 ft. ladder in shop. He landed on right foot breaking his leg below the knee.

February 6, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arch Johnston Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee on loader checking radiator, lost balance, pushed himself off and landed wrong on left knee. Tore the meniscus on his left knee.

June 15, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Arch Johnston Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Flyrock from blast struck quarry buildings and two Johnston Quarry employees & vehicles.

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