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Case study · MSHA Record #219980350031
Maintenance Man fatality
January 27, 1998 at 5:00 AM
Sunshine Mine
· Sunshine Precious Metals Inc
· Shoshone County, ID
Investigator narrative
THREE SHAFT REPAIRMEN WERE IN PROCESS OF TURNING THE ORE SKIP IN PREPARATIOIN TO HOIST WASTE MATERIAL (ROCK). ONE OF TE SKIPS HUNG UP AND EE, VICTIM, FELL DOWN THE SHAFT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT WITH A BAR.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 32 years
- Experience at this mine
- 19 years
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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