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FIRE

220240090008 · 12/13/2023 · Golden Queen Mining Company

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)
Soledad Holdings Inc
Operator
Golden Queen Mining Company
Mine
0405319

Narrative

While a contract company was conducting repairs in a chute above a crushing screen, a fire ignited on some rubber sheeting. The fire was additionally fueled by the contractor's welding leads from their gas bottles. Damages are roughly upward of $1,000,000.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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