EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS at Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
An employee was filling the grease reservoir on shovel MA182. The technician and the shovel operator were within 15 to 18 feet of an uninitiated booster when it exploded. There was no immediately identifiable cause for the detonation of the booster, but a full investigation was initiated on the day of the incident.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration