Fatality · MSHA Record #219913290001

Bull Gang Foreman fatality at Overlook Mine Site (Echo Bay Minerals Company), WA, November 10, 1991

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On November 10, 1991, a bull gang foreman 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

MINER WAS MOVING POWDER FROM POWDER MAGAZINE TO FACE- STOPPED LHD TO MOVE POWER CABLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. UNKNOWN CAUSE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Move Power Cable
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: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219913290001 · Mine ID 4503184 Trainer view →