Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell, basket hit ground.
Novagold Resources IncController
MSHA Controller ID: M12626
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 17
- Mines on record
- 1
- Period
- —
Top causes
- MACHINERY2 fatalities · 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 non-fatal
- OTHER2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2008
5
2007
8 (2f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recordedStruck against a moving object
Struck against a moving object
Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell & basket hit the ground.