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Echo Bay Alaska Inc operator

Controlled by Echo Bay Mines Ltd

MSHA operator ID: L10327

Fatalities: 3
Total incidents: 63
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1988–1995

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 12 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 14 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1995

1994

7 (1f)

1993

1992

1991

1990

16 (1f)

1989

17 (1f)

1988

Mines on record

Aj Mine AK
Kensington AK

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded

July 1, 1994 AK · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADD 7' SWELLEN BOLTS TOT HE RIB AND BACK. EMPLOYEE LEFT THE CAB OF THE JUMBO E WARN HIS HANDS. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH HIS BACK TOT HE RIGHT RIB. THE GROUND SUPPORT FAILED AND THE RIB STUFFED COVERING THE EMPLOYEE.

February 2, 1990 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

WHILE ASSTISTING JACKLEG OPEATOR, VICTIM APPARENTLY MOVED TO CLOSE TO OPEN RAISE AND FELL.

September 25, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DRILLING WITH 2 BOOM JARVIS CLARK JUMBO W TAMROCK 550 DRILLOS & 11/4IN DRILL STEEL EMPLOYEES CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT ON DRILL STEEL PULLING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN DRILL ROD & DRILL SLIDE RESULT ING IN DEATH

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