Mining Incidents

Placer Dome LtdController

MSHA Controller ID: M02397
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
393
Mines on record
6
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 47 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS134 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON72 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)44 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2008
10
2007
31
2006
37
2005
78 (1f)
2004
64
2003
39
2002
29
2001
43 (1f)
2000
62 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
Contact with electrical current

2 ELECTRICIANS INSPECTING A 13,800 VOLT TO 2400 VOLT TRANSFORMER NEAR COLLAR OF SHAFT #1. ONE ELECTRICIAN CONTACTED ONE OR MORE PHASES ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE TAPS RESULTING IN A FATAL ELECTROCUTION OF THE ELECTRICAL FOREMAN.

Struck by falling object

ROCKFALL DURING THE PROCESS OF LOADING A DRIFT ROUND

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.