EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED REMOVING A 24"X24" MAN HOLE COVER AT THE TOP OF A 27 FT. HIGH LIME SILO, THE SILO WAS UNDER PRESSURE, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16 OZ HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE COVER, DO TO THE EXTREN E PRESSURE IN THE SILO THE COVER CAME OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DEAD.
Pegasus Gold Inc Et Al controller
MSHA controller ID: M08997
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Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 9 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1996
1
1994
4
1993
3
1992
4
1991
3 (1f)
1990
4
1989
6
1988
10 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Goldstrike Mine UT
- Yankee Project NV
- Alligator Ridge Mine NV
- Casino/Winrock NV
- Green Springs NV
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
July 19, 1991
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Usmx Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 7, 1988
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Usmx Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUG MILL NOT LOCKED OUT WAS ENERGIZED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING INSIDE PUG MILL ADVERSE TO INSTRUCTIONS.
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