Mining Incidents

Cornucopia Resources Ltd: 1 recorded fatality controller

MSHA controller ID: M07432

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1997–1998

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Incident timeline

1998
2
1997
7 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
September 16, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mineral Ridge Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK DRIVER PARKED HIS TRACTOR TRAILER RIG AT THE SECURITY BLDG. TO RECEIVE SITE SPECIFICE HAZARD TRAINING. RIG WAS LEFT RUNNING & NOT CHOCKED.IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY & THE DRIVER CHASED THE RI G TO STOP IT. HE WAS DRAGGED APPROX. 200' BEFORE BEING RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

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