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INUNDATION

220051380023 · 05/11/2005 · Coeur Rochester, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
INUNDATION
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Operator
Coeur Rochester, Inc.
Mine
2601941

Narrative

On 5/6/05 a portion of a top soil stockpile had developed cracking near the crest. Barricades and movement prisms were set in place to monitor the crack.The following week 5/11/05 this area was found to have failed.The area below the failure is classified as a wet lands area at no time are people working in this area.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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