Mining Incidents

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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 27, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lake City Mining · Struck by flying object

ROCK FELL FROM ELIVATOR ON CRUSHER AND HIT INJURED IN THE LOWER BACK HIS LOWER BACK SWELLED UP AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTORS

October 15, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Lake City Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS3ADJUSTING THE BELT WHEN A MALFUNCTION OF THE BELT HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO THE BELT AND GUARD.

August 24, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Lake City Mining · Struck by flying object

I.NAME GOT OFF 5OADER AND WALKED PAST TIRE WHEN TIRE BLEW UP.GAVE HIM ABRASIONS OF CHEST,ARM,NECK AND FACE & EYE.

April 8, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake City Mining · Struck by falling object

BEARING IN FAIR3LEAD ROLLER.ROLLER AND SHAFT SLIP AND FELL ON TRACK.LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AND ARM SMALL PART OF METAL IN LEFT ANKLE.

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