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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220021770009 · 06/12/2002 · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
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Operator

Controller (parent)
Barrick Gold Corp
Operator
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Mine
2602246

Narrative

DURING THE CENTRALIZED BLAST BETWEEN SHIFTS THE HANGING WALL OF THE 20 L STOPE BETWEEN 1750L AND 1825L FAILED. THE FAILURE ID ASSOCIATED WITH A MUDSTONE LOCATED IN THE HANGING WALL. A MINIMUM VOLUME OF 20 FT HIGH BY 40 FT WIDE WAS DISPLACEDABOVE THE 1750L. NO ONE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VENTILATION OR EQUIPMENT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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