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ENTRAPMENT

220112240021 · 08/09/2011 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent): Newmont Corporation
Operator: Newmont USA Limited
Mine: 2602512

Narrative

The hoist tripped out and could not be reset. Seventeen miners were trapped on the service cage for over thirty minutes.

Source

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