Front-End Loader

June 7, 1988 at 7:00 AM

Green Springs · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Usmx Inc (Pegasus Gold Inc Et Al)

Contractor on site: N2R

White Pine County, NV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

PUG MILL NOT LOCKED OUT WAS ENERGIZED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING INSIDE PUG MILL ADVERSE TO INSTRUCTIONS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Mill Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881880001 · Mine ID 2602037 Trainer view →