Mining Incidents

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3,112
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1983–2026
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September 14, 1998 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL INTO CONVEYOR BELTS. SHOVEL CAUGHT ON SPLICE CLIP AND TWISTED HIS ELBOW AS ARM WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR.

August 7, 1996 ND · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Lake Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CONE CHUSHER WAS PLUGGED WITH CLAY WAS UNPLUGGING ABOUT 4 FT AWAY A TORCH WAS LIT HEATED A SEED IN DIRT AND SEED EXPLODED SEED INHOT PROPNE HEATING HE WILL AND DIRT INTO EYE.

April 3, 1991 ND · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE PULLING BULL GEAR. STRIPPED THREADS ON PULLER BOLT, PULLER BOLT DEFLECTED INTO HIS ARM.

October 3, 1989 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING A CHUTE THAT CLAY HAD BUILT UP ON. HAMMER FELL INTO CONE CRUSHER, CAME OUT AND HIT OPERATOR ON FOOT.

August 1, 1989 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Lake Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING OVERSPILL UNDER CRUSHER WITH BOBCAT LADDER (WITH CAGE), ROCK FELL OFF CRUSHER AND HIT OPERATOR ON KNEE.

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