Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Near Miss Accidents for 2008

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This sign could save your life. Pay Attention!	"Near Miss" Accident Summaries (2008) Accidents that could have resulted in a fatality, but did not.

Details	Date	State	Nature of Incident	Sex	Age	Mine Type
The following list of active and abandoned mine "Near Miss" accidents of non-employees which was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
	04/26/2008	PA	500-Foot Fall into Strip Mine	Male	23	Abandoned
	05/25/2008	PA	Pair of ATV Crashes	Female Male	28 48	Abandoned
	05/26/2008	PA	ATV Crash	Male Female	38 38	Abandoned
	05/26/2008	OH	Boy Falls Off Cliff	Male	12	Abandoned
	07/05/2008	MN	ATV Crash	Male	20	Active
	07/20/2008	WI	Car Crash	Male Male Male Male	21 21 21 22	Active
	07/21/2008	OH	Diver Runs Out of Air	Female	22	Abandoned
	08/04/2008	PA	SUV Falls into Quarry	Female	45	Active
	08/14/2008	PA	Teen Jumps Into Quarry	Male	18	Inactive
	08/16/2008	MA	Man Injured After Jumping In Quarry	Male	18	Abandoned
	08/17/2008	CA	Fall Down Mine Shaft	Male	34	Abandoned
	09/04/2008	WI	Bicycle Crash	Male	59	Active
	09/09/2008	AZ	Fall Down Mine Shaft	Male	?	Abandoned
	12/22/2008	AZ	Fall Down Mine Shaft	Male	45	Abandoned


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