HOISTING

Name: HOISTING at U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Start: 02/23/2004

220040580004 · 02/23/2004 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

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

Operator

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

Narrative

AT APPROX. 11:30 AM THE #3 SHAFT HOIST MAN NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT THE HOIST HAD KICKED OUT DUE TO THE OVERLOADING OF WET/SLOPPY MUCK FROM THE 5500 POCKET. STENCH WAS INJECTED INTO THE M INE AND THE MINERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO STAND DOWN...THE #1 SIDE WAS THE PROBLEM AND COUNTER WEIGHT WAS PUT ON THE #2 SIDE TO EQUAL OUT THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION...THE #1 SIDE WAS HOISTED & DUMPED

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown