Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220101660042

Bull Gang Foreman

May 28, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Discovery Day Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal
Siskiyou County, CA
Classification EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Type Struck by flying object
Investigator narrative
2 miners lit their fuse for a face round and then re-entered blast area prior to the mandated 1 hour wait period. When they were within 25 feet of the face, a misfire detonated. This was against company policy and recent training. 1 miner was killed by the blast and the other injured.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Blasting, Shoot Coal
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Source of injury
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
35 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
20 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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