Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220173100030

Superintendent

October 31, 2017 at 2:05 PM
MARIGOLD MINE · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Humboldt County, NV
ClassificationPOWERED HAULAGE
TypeCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
Haul truck struck man van resulting in two fatalities. A passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340 ton haul truck.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
25.38 years
Experience at this mine
1.15 years
Experience in this job
1.15 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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