Blaster fatality at Hycroft Mine (Hycroft Resources & Development, LLC), NV, January 12, 1995

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On January 12, 1995, a blaster was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Hycroft Mine (Hycroft Resources & Development, LLC), NV.

Hycroft Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Hycroft Resources & Development, LLC (Hycroft Mining Corporation)

Humboldt County, NV

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE EE WAS LOADING ANFO INTO AN ON SITE DELIVERY TRUCK FROM A VERTICAL STORAGE TANK. THE MATERIAL HAD HUNG UP THEN SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE. THE SUDDEN IMPACT SHEARED 20 STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BOLTS CA USING A LOWER PORTION OF THE TANK AND MATERIAL TO CRASH THRU A DECK CRUSHING AND PINNING THE EE BETWEEN THE DECK SUPPORT BEAMS AND THE HANDRAIL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: BODY PARTS, NEC
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219950230001 · Mine ID 2601962 Trainer view →