Fatality · MSHA Record #220011760001
Stoper Miner
June 13, 2001 at 3:30 PM
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. (Placer Dome Ltd)
Humboldt County, NV
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
ROCKFALL DURING THE PROCESS OF LOADING A DRIFT ROUND
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Handling Explosives
- 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
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2.11 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.4 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220011760001 · Mine ID 2602286Trainer view →