Maintenance Man

May 5, 1990 at 6:10 PM

HOLLISTER MINE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Ivanhoe Gold Company (Galactic Resources Ltd & Cornucopia Resources Ltd)

Contractor on site: Y0B

Elko County, NV

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

LUBRICATING TRANS SHIFT CABLE WHEN L FRONT TIRE ON SCRAPER BLEW OUT FORCE SENT HIM IN LINKAGE THEN UP AND OVER THE 631D LANDED 27 FT FROM WHERE HE HAND BEEN WORKING MULT. TRAUMA

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219901440138 · Mine ID 2602086 Trainer view →