Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220070290105

Ledgeman/Hand, Quarry Man

January 25, 2007 at 1:00 AM
Pend Oreille Mine · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Pend Oreille County, WA
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck 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
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
7 years
Experience at this mine
0.02 years
Experience in this job
7 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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