Fatality · MSHA Record #220122510020
Driller Operator
August 31, 2012
at 1:30 PM
Operator:
Newmont USA Limited
(Newmont Corporation)
Eureka County, NV
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type
Fall down raise, shaft or manway
Investigator narrative
A fatal accident occurred at the Exodus underground mine on Friday August 31st at approximately 13:30. The employee was preparing the top cut of the 4410-315 long hole stope, when he fell into the stope.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Accident type
- Fall down raise, shaft or manway
- Source of injury
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 11 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220122510020 · Mine ID 2602661
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