EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Name: EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS at Gold Run Enterprises LLC
Start: 05/28/2010

Fatal · 220101660042 · 05/28/2010 · Gold Run Enterprises LLC

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Blasting, Shoot coal
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Trinity Alps Resources Inc.
Operator: Gold Run Enterprises LLC
Mine: 0405222

Narrative

2 miners lit their fuse for a face round and then re-entered blast area prior to the mandated 1 hour wait period. When they were within 25 feet of the face, a misfire detonated. This was against company policy and recent training. 1 miner was killed by the blast and the other injured.

Source

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