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220191160010 · 04/20/2019 · Silver Creek Materials Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Drowning
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Other, NEC
Injury source
WATER
Nature of injury
SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
Mine experience
0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert L Dow
Operator
Silver Creek Materials Inc
Mine
4103531

Narrative

Miners, #1 and #2 hosted a cookout with beer in our Shop parking lot after work hours. Seemingly distraught over a car backing accident, Miner #1 climbed down a highwall of an adjacent sand pit full of water, with Miner #2 following and explaining everything would be okay. Miner #1 went into the water and Miner #2 followed in after them. Both drowned.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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