Mining Incidents
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Case study · MSHA Record #219850080002

Fatal mining incident

December 14, 1984 at 11:55 AM
Con-Sil · Hecla Mining Company · Shoshone County, ID
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BATTERY MOTOR ON 5400 LEVEL MAINDRIFT WHEN HE RAN INTO PARKED JUMBO MACHINE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
Record details
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Activity at time
Locomotive
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Conventional Stoping
Source of injury
NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
32 years
Experience at this mine
14 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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