Struck by falling object
CONVEYOR FEEDER WAS BEING CLEANED OUT DURING A DOWN DAY. WHILE KNOCKING WALLS TO DISLODGE MATERIAL CAKED ON CHUTE A BOULDER DROPPED DOWN CHUTE STRIKING THE MINER'S LEG. LEG WAS FRACTURED.
Reno Rock & AsphaltMetal/Nonmetal
Gopher Construction Inc · Surface
Controlled by Don W Tibbals
Fernley, Storey County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601913
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.