TWO GEOLOGISTS 4ERE CLIMBING LADDERS INTO OLD STOPE TO SAMPLE. THE UPPER LADDER BROKE AND SLID DOWN THE STOPE KNOCKING THE MAN ON THE LOWER LADDER DOWN ONTO DRIFT FLOOR WITH FALL ESTIMATED AT 8-10 FEET. MAN 2N UPPER LADDER NOT INJURED DUE TO SLOW RATE OF SESCENT. LOWER MAN SPRAINED ANKLE WHEN LANDING ON DRIFT FLOOR.
Cliff Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Wgm Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Watts-Griffis & Mc Quat Ltd
Valdez-Cordova County,
AK
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001509
MSHA record for Cliff Mine (mine ID 5001509). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1987 · 1 incident
Wgm Inc · Fall from ladders
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