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Case study · MSHA Record #220262530025
Welder (Non-Shop) fatality
September 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Bald Mountain Mine
· KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc.
· White Pine County, NV
Investigator narrative
Employee was cutting out the parent steel floor from a haul truck bed. While Standing underneath the section of plate being cut out the strap pulling on the plate broke and plate sprung back striking them. Resulting in loss of arm and multiple back injures.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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