Fatality · MSHA Record #219851020018
Ledgeman/Hand fatality at Lucky Friday (Hecla Limited), ID, March 28, 1985
at 2:45 AM
On March 28, 1985, a ledgeman/hand was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Lucky Friday (Hecla Limited), ID.
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type
Fall down raise, shaft or manway
Investigator narrative
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE WORKING ON TOP OF A BULKHEAD WHICH COVERED THE ORE PASS. I.NAME WAS CUTTING 3"X12" PLANK & I.NAME WAS CUTTING STEEL BEAM WITH A TORCH. I.NAME ASKED I.NAME TO GET A CHIPP ING HAMMER, I.NAME WALKED TOWARDS THE TOOL BOX STOPPED ON A PLANK- OR PLANKS- NOT SUPPORTED ON THE ENDS & FELL DOWN THE RISE.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- VERTICAL SHAFT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 7 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 7 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219851020018 · Mine ID 1000088
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