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HOISTING

220160400012 · 02/02/2016 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

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)
U S Silver & Gold Inc
Operator
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine
1000082

Narrative

Galena hoist parked when there was a power bump. Brake mechanism would not release. After repeated attempts to release brake decided to release brake manually to compress cylinder. This worked and hoist was back up and running.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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