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HOISTING

220143440010 · 12/09/2014 · Hecla Limited

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)
Hecla Mining Company
Operator
Hecla Limited
Mine
1000088

Narrative

At 7:38 am the hoist would not reset on the remote estop, the crew reinstalled the jumper & still could not reset the hoist. A faulted estop contact block was found during troubleshooting, a loose wire and a pinched wire on the PA1 control desk. There were no miners in the shaft during this incident. The hoist was restarted, tested, and returned to full service at 9:58 am.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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