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Case study · MSHA Record #219990950001
Superintendent fatality
April 1, 1999 at 4:10 PM
Meikle Mine
· Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
· Eureka County, NV
Investigator narrative
THE VICTIM AND A CO WORKER WERE CLEANING THE BALSTED AREA AT THE TOP OF A 10-FOOT DIAMETER ORE PASS. THE COWORKER WAS WEARING FALL PROTECTION WHILE WORKING AT THE EDGE OF THE ORE PASS. THE VIC TIM WAS WORKING NEAR THE ORE PASS WITHOUT FALL PROTECTION. THE COWORKER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIM AND FELL INTO THE ORE PASS, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET.
Record details
- Classification
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Activity at time
- Clean Up - Ug Only
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
- Mining method
- Other
- Source of injury
- UNDERGROUND,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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