All MSHA-reportable accidents at Silver Opportunity Partners LLC operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
The Jewell shaft double drum hoist engineer was dumping the north skip. After the skip was emptied, the skip was lowered before opening the wind gate at the shaft collar. The skip sat on the gate causing the rope to slack. When the slack was gathered, the hoist rope kinked. No personnel were down shaft at time of occurrence. Hoist rope will be repaired (cut).
Two shaft repairmen had finished pulling lacing from the pipe compartment, the all clear/tucked in verbal command was given twice with response. The bell signal was transmitted to raise the skip. One miner's fall protection lanyard was accidentally left connected to a shaft anchor. As the skip raised the lanyard remained secured pulling the miner between the skip and shaft timber.
A non employee committed suicide on land recently purchased from US silver/Galena mine. This is an isolated area near the cemetery in Osborne Idaho.