Fatality · MSHA Record #220070290105

Ledgeman/Hand fatality at Pend Oreille Mine (Teck Cominco American Inc), WA, January 25, 2007

at 1:00 AM

On January 25, 2007, a ledgeman/hand was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Pend Oreille Mine (Teck Cominco American Inc), WA.

Pend Oreille Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Teck Cominco American Inc (Teck Resources Limited)

Contractor on site: R83

Pend Oreille County, WA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Still under investigation. Fall of ground occurred during bolting cycle in which two employees were involved. One was struck by slab/ground fall, and resulted in fatality.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same classification

April 2, 2026 · Shuttle Car Operator · Marfork Coal Company, WV
September 2, 2025 · Blaster · Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, PA
July 12, 2025 · Scoop Tram Operator · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC, TN
September 25, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC, AL
September 6, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Mingo Logan Coal LLC, WV

Same year

December 14, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc., CA
December 12, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · C.W. Mining Co., UT
December 4, 2007 · Beltman · Mammoth Coal Co., WV
November 16, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Farrell-Cooper Mining Company, OK
November 12, 2007 · Laborer · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC, NM

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220070290105 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4500366
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220070290105 · Mine ID 4500366 Trainer view →