October 2, 1987
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
drill operator
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Malvern Minerals Company · Struck by falling object
I,NAME WAS FATA5LY INJURED WHEN AN UNPLANNED SLOPE FAILURE OCCURRED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF LARGE BOULDERS AND LOOSE MATERIAL FROM APPROX. 70 FT HIGH PIT HIGHWALL FAILED, BURYING AND CRUSHIN G THE TRACK DRI5L OPERATOR.