Fatality · MSHA Record #219951070002

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Goldstrike Mine (Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc), NV, April 4, 1995

at 9:00 PM

On April 4, 1995, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a fire accident at Goldstrike Mine (Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc), NV.

Goldstrike Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc (Barrick Gold Corp)

Eureka County, NV

Classification FIRE

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

EE HAD BACKED UP TO THE BERM TO DUMP WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED HE HAD A WHEEL MOTOR FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HE WAS BURNED AS HE DECENDED THE LADDER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

August 12, 2010 · Laborer · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV
August 12, 2010 · Maintenance Man · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV
October 22, 2005 · Warehouseman · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV
July 30, 2005 · Bulldozer Operator · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV
August 24, 2004 · Ledgeman/Hand · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc, NV

Same classification

June 14, 2024 · Fireman - Locomotive · Hi-Grade Materials Co, CA
September 7, 2018 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC, IN
January 19, 2006 · Roof Bolter · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC, WV
January 19, 2006 · Roof Bolter · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC, WV
October 13, 2000 · Bulldozer Operator · Hibbing Taconite Company, MN

Same year

December 27, 1995 · Laborer · American Borate Company, NV
December 24, 1995 · Truck Driver · Oracle Ridge Mining Partners, AZ
December 23, 1995 · Continuous Miner Operator · D-Max Energy Inc, WV
December 22, 1995 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · American Aggregates Of Michigan, MI
December 21, 1995 · Beltman · Noseman Branch Mining Inc, WV

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219951070002 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 2601089
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219951070002 · Mine ID 2601089 Trainer view →