Fatality · MSHA Record #219913290002

Truck Driver fatality at Overlook Mine Site (Echo Bay Minerals Company), WA, November 10, 1991

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On November 10, 1991, a truck driver was fatally injured in an explosives and breaking agents accident at Overlook Mine Site (Echo Bay Minerals Company), WA.

Overlook Mine Site · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Echo Bay Minerals Company (Echo Bay Mines Ltd)

Ferry County, WA

Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE PARKED ANFO/POWDER TRUCK IN X-CUT 22 WHEN POWDER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Underground Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219913290002 · Mine ID 4503184 Trainer view →