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FIRE

220170590009 · 02/19/2017 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FIRE
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

Mucker operator heard pop, looked behind and saw a mist that erupted in flame, operator activated fire suppression system and shut master switch off. Traveled past mucker out to station and to surface. High pressure hydraulic line blew out on exhaust.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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