Fatality · MSHA Record #219860240041

Fatal incident at PARADISE PEAK MINE (Fmc Gold Company), NV, January 17, 1986

at 1:45 PM

On January 17, 1986, a worker was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at PARADISE PEAK MINE (Fmc Gold Company), NV.

PARADISE PEAK MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Fmc Gold Company (FMC Corp)

Contractor on site: K48

Nye County, NV

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS ADJU8TING CONVEYOR IDLERS ABOVE GROUND 75'-80'. A SAFETY BELT WITH 2 LANYARDS WAS BEING USED BY VICTIM TO PROTECT AGAINST A FALL WHILE PERFORMING THE REQUIRED WORK. VICTIMS LANYARDS *%<<%*<*<%<*%<*3 VICTIM UNTIED LANYARDS TO MOVE TO NEXT WORK POSITION WHEN FALL OCCURRED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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