Fatal incident at Sunshine Mine (Sunshine Precious Metals Inc), ID, March 7, 1988

VICTIM WANTED TO MEASURE THE CROSS SECTION OF THE TIMBER SLIDE IN THE RAISE MANWAY TO DETERMINE IF A 30 HORSEPOWER ELECTRIC SLUSHER WOULD PASS. HAD PARTNER SPOT TIMBER SKIP AT A POINT 24' BELO W THE 4800 SILL. PROCEEDED TO MAKE MEASUREMENT. PARTNER WAS NOT OBSERVING. A SHORT TIME LATER, PARTNER HEARD A BUMPING SOUND. VICTIM HAD FALLEN ABOUT 50' TO A LANDING IN THE TIMBER SLIDE JUST

Activity at time of incident

Hand Tools (Not Powered)

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Underground location

LAST OPEN CROSSCUT

Mining method

Conventional Stoping

Accident type

Fall down raise, shaft or manway

Source of injury

CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Body part affected

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Total mining experience

14 years

Experience at this mine

9 years

Experience in this job

14 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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