Electrician fatality at Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill (Sunnyside Gold Corp), CO, October 9, 1986

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On October 9, 1986, an electrician was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill (Sunnyside Gold Corp), CO.

Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Sunnyside Gold Corp (Echo Bay Mines Ltd)

San Juan County, CO

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM CLOS9D SWITCH CONTROLLING AIR DOOR AS MUCK TRAIN APPROACHED THE DOOR CLOSED HE ATTEMPTED TO RUN TO AN EMERGENCY SWITCH AND WAS STRUCK BY THE TRAIN IF HE HAD REMAINED WHERE HE WAS AN D OPENED THE MA3N SWITCH HE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 26 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219862930003 · Mine ID 0500417 Trainer view →