Maintenance Man fatality at RELIEF CANYON (Lacana Gold Inc), NV, July 22, 1984

at 5:10 AM

On July 22, 1984, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at RELIEF CANYON (Lacana Gold Inc), NV.

RELIEF CANYON · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lacana Gold Inc (Corona Corp)

Contractor on site: F2M

Pershing County, NV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck against a moving object

Investigator narrative

5:00 SUNDAY AM,I.NAME & I.NAME WENT TO MINE IN ORDER TO GET 2 DOZERS RUNNING FOR THAT DAYS SHIFT.AFTER I.NAME LEFT I.NAME WENT TO ROAD GRADER FROR SOME UNKNOWN REASON.BLADE WAS PARKED AT UPPE END OF 8% HAUL ROAD AND PARKED SO IT WOULD RUN INTO BANK IF IT GOT AWAY.SOMEHOW I.NAME GOT BLADE HEADED STRAIGHT DOWN HAUL RD AROUND 90 DEGREE CURVE AND DOWN 4500\ OF RD WHERE HE TURNED BLADE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Grader
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219842140009 · Mine ID 2601857 Trainer view →