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April 10, 2000 at 6:15 AM

Getchell Mine & Mill · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc (Placer Dome Ltd)

Humboldt County, NV

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 20 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220001030001 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 2601801
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220001030001 · Mine ID 2601801 Trainer view →