The victim and another miner were scaling loose ground. The victim was struck by a peice of rock approximately 4 1/2 feet long by 2 1/2 feet wide by 2 feet thick.
Fatality #11 - June 18, 2010
The victim and another miner were scaling loose ground. The victim was struck by a peice of rock approximately 4 1/2 feet long by 2 1/2 feet wide by 2 feet thick.
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On June 18, 2010, a 29 year-old contract miner with 6 years of experience was fatally injured at an underground silver mine. The victim was scaling loose ground in a stope when he was struck by falling material approximately 3� feet long by 2� feet wide by 2 feet thick.