Fatality · MSHA Record #219873570060

Belt Foreman fatality at McLaughlin Mine (Homestake Mining Company of California), CA, December 16, 1987

at 10:30 AM

On December 16, 1987, a belt foreman was fatally injured in a machinery accident at McLaughlin Mine (Homestake Mining Company of California), CA.

McLaughlin Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Homestake Mining Company of California (Homestake Mining Company)

Lake County, CA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by powered moving object

Investigator narrative

I NAME WAS STAN8ING DIRECTLY BELOW THE MOBILE CRANE BOOM GIVING THE CRANE OPERATOR SIGNAL DIRECTIONS WHEN THE HEADACH BALL FELL FREE FROM THE BOOM STRIKING I NAME ON THE HEAD

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by powered moving object
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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