The victim was sweeping in the crusher building when he fell through an opening in the floor approximately 60 feet to a floor below. The cover for the opening was not in place.
Fatality #6 - June 4, 2011
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Fort Knox Mine, Alaska
Mine Controller: Kinross Gold Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Incident Date/Time: June 4, 2011 07:49 pm
PUBLIC NOTICE
This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident.
Please provide any information to Bart Wrobel, Lead Accident Investigator at 707-447-9844).
PRELIMINARY REPORT
The victim was sweeping in the crusher building when he fell through an opening in the floor approximately 60 feet to a floor below. The cover for the opening was not in place.
FATALITY ALERT
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On June 4, 2011, a 39 year-old mill operator with 1 year and 14 weeks of experience was killed at a surface gold operation. The victim was sweeping in a crusher building when he fell through an opening approximately 60 feet to the floor below. The cover for the opening was not secured in place.
FINAL REPORT
MAI-2011-06
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR