Mining Incidents

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739,488
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3,112
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1983–2026
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June 15, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gold Hill Ventures · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS TRACKIN1 CONVEYOR BELTS PDRIOR TO START UP. WHILE CHECKING TAIL PULLEY ON ONE CONVEYOR, HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED RT HAND INSIDE A MOVING BELT, AND HIS ARM WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT AN TAIL PULLEY, TH3S RESULTED IN ABRASIONS TO RT HAND AND PULLED TENDONS AND MUSCLES OF HIS ARM

April 10, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ELECTRICAL
Gold Hill Ventures · Flash burns (electric)

I.NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO TIGHTEN AN APPARENTLY LOSE WIRE LUG INSIDE THE PUBLIC SERVICE CO METER HOUSING EITHER THE ON/OFF HANDLE WAS IMPROPERLY PLACED OR THERE WAS A HIGH STATIC CHARGE BUILT UP IN THE BOX 7HIS LED TO A PHASE TO PHASE SHORT AND AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED THE METER BOX

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