Fatality · MSHA Record #220080290015

Truck Driver fatality at GETCHELL MINE (Small Mine Development, LLC), NV, January 26, 2008

at 5:30 PM

On January 26, 2008, a truck driver was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at GETCHELL MINE (Small Mine Development, LLC), NV.

GETCHELL MINE · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Small Mine Development, LLC (Ronald W Guill)

Humboldt County, NV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

Employee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Other
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
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220080290015 · Mine ID 2602233 Trainer view →