Mining Incidents

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1983–2026
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June 25, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden'S Andesite Mining Company · Struck by falling object

AN INSPECTION COVER ON A USI CRUSHER FELL ON EE S HAND CAUSING LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

February 7, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Golden'S Andesite Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

LABORER WORKING NEAR WELDING OPERATION. HE THOUGHT HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE BUT THE DR DIAGNOSED FLASH BURNS EVIDENTLY HE HAD BEEN FACING THE WELDER AND RECIEVED UV FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

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