Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219880740001

Mining worker

March 7, 1988 at 1:15 PM
Sunshine Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal
Shoshone County, ID
Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type Fall down raise, shaft or manway
Investigator narrative
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
Record details
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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