Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 20, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A HAMMER TO CHANGE LOADER TEETH THAT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND EMBEDDED UNDER CHIN.

September 28, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE PRIMARY THAT ANOTHER ROCK CAME LOOSE AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

May 12, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF HIS LOADER THAT AS HE TURNED TO WALK THAT HE INJURED HIS RT ANKLE PLEASE NOT THIS IS A REOCCURANCE OF AN INJURY THAT HAPPENED ON DEC 21 1993 W HILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL

July 23, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE TRYING TO PUT A FRAME BACK ON LOADER, IT SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON HIS FOOT BREAKING IT.

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