Maintenance Man

September 12, 1996 at 10:00 PM

COEUR MINE · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Silver Valley Resources Corp (Asarco Corp & Coeur D'Alene Mines)

Shoshone County, ID

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall down raise, shaft or manway

Investigator narrative

IT APPEARS THAT THE MINER LEFT HIS SAFE POSITIONAND FELLDOWN THE RAISE. EMP WAS WORKING TO UNPLUG SAND LINE IN 424 RAISE. SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE RAISE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Fall down raise, shaft or manway
Source of injury: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 22 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219962690001 · Mine ID 1000479 Trainer view →