New Hampshire has 6 recorded mining fatalities on file with MSHA, across 1,099 reportable incidents (1984–2015).
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Technician found unconscious and transported to hospital where he died the following day. He had reported bumping his head earlier that same day but never filed an injury report.
Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.
EXCAVATOR WAS POSITIONED ON TOP OF EMBANKMENT WITH TRACKS LONGITUDINALLY WITH BANK. BANK GAVE OU TIPPING EXCAVATOR ON OPERATOR SIDE OF MACHINE.
WHILE TESTING AND SERVICING A NEWLY INSTALLED TOLSMITH 24" DOUBLE SCREW SAND WASHER, THE VICTIM'S CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED, PULLING HIM INTO THE RING AND PINION GEARS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE SAND WASHER.
2 LOADERS IN PROCESS OF MOVING CRUSHER. FUEL TRUCK ARRIVED SO LOADERS SHUT DOWN TO REFUEL. AT THIS POINT, EE WALKED BEHIND THE CRUSHER AND A CONCRETE AND STEEL BACKER PLATE FELL ONTO HIM RESUL TING IN INSTANT FATALITY.
IMPROPER OR ABNORMAL WORKING PROCEDURE WHEREAS ONE STONE HAD BEEN DISTURBED WHEN CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO SECOND STONE FIRST ONE NOT HAVING BEEN BLOCKED FELL ON MAN