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Case study · MSHA Record #220262530024

Prep Plant Foreman fatality

September 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Bald Mountain Mine · KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · White Pine County, NV
Investigator narrative
Unbolted flange connection to swap out gasket. While aligning flange bolt holes to install bolts the pipe shifted and rolled off dunnage and crushed worker. Which resulted in a fatal head injury
Record details
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
4 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
6 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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