Mining Incidents

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3,112
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1983–2026
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October 19, 1989 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Smith Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING PLYWOOD SHEET FROM SIDE OF TRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN ADDED FOR EXTRA HIGHTH.

November 11, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Smith Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ADJUSTING BRAKE ON WENCH HYDRAULIC DRIVEN, OPERATOR SAID WENCH STARTED AND CAUGHT JACKET IN CABLE ON WENCH, SOME HOW FRACTURED ANKLE AND HAD LACERATIONS ON FACE

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