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Feather Fork Mines Company Et Al controller

MSHA controller ID: M05342

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 5
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1985

Top causes

HOISTING 1 fatality
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1985

1984

1983

1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Sunshine Mining Company 4
Feather Fork Mines Ltd 1

Mines on record

Plumas Gold Mine CA

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

October 11, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor Fatality · HOISTING

Feather Fork Mines Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS RIDING CAGE FROM BOTTOM LOADING LEVEL TO SURFACE WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON HE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE CAGE AND HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST CONVEYANCE AND THE SHAFT TU MBER