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HOISTING

220022170151 · 07/30/2002 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
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Mine experience
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Operator

Controller (parent)
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Operator
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine
1000082

Narrative

AT 1:30AM THE ELECTRICITY AT THE #3 HOIST KICKED OUT WHILE THE HOIST OPERATOR WAS MOVING CAGES, HE RESET THE ELECTRICITY AND STARTED TO MOVE THE CAGES WHEN IT KICKED OUT AGAIN. HE NOTIFIED THE CREWS UG & CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR. A CONTROLLER COIL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY & IT WAS REPLACED. THE CREWS WERE THEN HOISTED OUT FROM UG & TESTS WERE DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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