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Alta Gold Co-Washington Mining Co & Echo Bay Mines controller

MSHA controller ID: M08081

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 66
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1988–1991

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 21 non-fatal
MACHINERY 17 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1991

1990

21 (1f)

1989

21 (1f)

1988

Operators under this controller

Washington Mining Company 66

Mines on record

Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill CO

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded

October 4, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Washington Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE ROCK BOLTING THE CEILING OF THE MINE 120' INTO THE FACE,THE CEILING FELL AND BURIED I.NAME WHILE PUSHING OTHER EMPL UP AGAINST THE FACE.

April 6, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Washington Mining Company · Fall from ladders

INJURED EMPLOYEE ASCENDED A RAIS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE WORKER ABOVE AND WAS STRUCK WITH LOOSE MUCK AND/OR FELL FROM THE LADDER AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE. (IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO MSHA IN GRAND JUNCT ION CO. BY TELEPHONE TO R.B. WILLIAMS.)