Ledgeman/Hand fatality at Cannon Mine (Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc), WA, February 12, 1987

at 3:20 PM

On February 12, 1987, a ledgeman/hand was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Cannon Mine (Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc), WA.

Cannon Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc (Asamera Resources Inc)

Chelan County, WA

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Cannon Mine.

Investigator narrative

INJURED WAS ASS3GNED TO ASSIST WITH BLASTING. HE WAS APPROX 100' AWAY FROM HIS PARTNER. PARTNER LIT FUSE AND SIGNALED AND THEN LEFT AREA. INJURED, FOR SOME REASON, WENT TO BLASTING AREA AND FE LL INTO ADJACEN7 STOPE, APPROX 60', THE EXACT REASON THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE AREA OR WHY HE FELL IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

August 11, 1994 · Ledgeman/Hand · Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc, WA
December 1, 1989 · Ledgeman/Hand · Asamera Minerals (Us) Inc, NV

Same classification

September 23, 2026 · Front-End Loader · Zack Burkett Co., TX
August 13, 2026 · Master Mechanic · Memphis Stone & Gravel Company, MS
July 29, 2026 · Mine Manager · Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC, WY
April 30, 2026 · Laborer · Seubert Excavators Inc, OR
March 28, 2026 · Steel Worker · Alpine Silica, LLC, TX

Same year

December 29, 1987 · Front-End Loader · Borger Sand & Gravel Company Inc, TX
December 26, 1987 · Laborer · Double R Coal Company Inc, VA
December 16, 1987 · Ledgeman/Hand · Bunker Hill Mining Company (Us) Inc, ID
December 16, 1987 · Maintenance Man · Western Sand & Gravel Company, NE
December 16, 1987 · Belt Foreman · Homestake Mining Company of California, CA

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219870560012 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4502961
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219870560012 · Mine ID 4502961 Trainer view →