Fatality · MSHA Record #219931740001

Maintenance Man fatality at Pend Oreille Mine (Resource Finance Inc), WA, June 17, 1993

at 3:30 PM

On June 17, 1993, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Pend Oreille Mine (Resource Finance Inc), WA.

Pend Oreille Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Resource Finance Inc (RFC Resource Finance Corp)

Contractor on site: VL2

Pend Oreille County, WA

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EE WAS TESTING A 3 1/2 YARD MUCKER, HE WAS BACKING THE MUCKER UP WITH A LOADED BUCKET IN A RAISED POSITION ON A SUPER (GRADE), THE MUCKER ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF HIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219931740001 · Mine ID 4500366 Trainer view →