Fatality · MSHA Record #220001030001
Driller fatality at Getchell Mine & Mill (Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc), NV, April 10, 2000
at 6:15 AM
On April 10, 2000, a driller was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Getchell Mine & Mill (Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc), NV.
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 21 years
- Experience at this mine
- 20 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001030001 · Mine ID 2601801
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