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HOISTING

220190360032 · 02/04/2019 · 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

An electrician was attempting to clean up the exciter comm of the #2 shaft hoist. The electrician made the determination that it could not be cleaned properly and that it needed a new armature. The decision was made to shut down the hoist, thus all underground personnel were evacuated. They will be installing the new armature on 2/5/2019.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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