Mining Incidents

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273,193
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2000–2026
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October 21, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverline Aggregates LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Miner was shoveling stemming stone into loaded borehole and felt sharp pain in their lower back.

July 3, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Riverline Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Technician was threading conduit and the pipe being held slipped while tech was trying to clear some debris from threading area. It pinched tech's left index finger, tearing some skin off. Tech fainted, so an ambulance was called and tech was taken to the hospital. Tech received stitches in left index finger and was sent home.

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