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Case study · MSHA Record #219880740001
Fatal mining incident
March 7, 1988 at 1:15 PM
Sunshine Mine
· Sunshine Precious Metals Inc
· Shoshone County, ID
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
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- 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
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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