Fatality · MSHA Record #219872640001

Warehouseman fatality at Golden Sunlight Mines Inc, MT, September 16, 1987

at 10:10 AM

On September 16, 1987, a warehouseman was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Golden Sunlight Mines Inc, MT.

Golden Sunlight Mines Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Golden Sunlight Mines Inc (Placer Dome Ltd)

Jefferson County, MT

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE CRAWLE8 UNDER BEND PULLEY GUARD TO RETRIEVE A HAMMER AND ON H IS WAY OUT HE BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLEY. HE WAS PULLED THRU AND HE DROPPED 34 FT TO THE LEVEL BELOW. AL5 CRUSHING INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THE TRIP THRU THE PULLEY

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Conveyor Belt
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219872640001 · Mine ID 2401417 Trainer view →