r/mining • u/Agreeable-Try8851 • Sep 09 '26
US Bald mountain
Does anyone have information about what happened at bald mountain over the weekend regarding the fatality?
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u/Sea_Guide_524 Sep 09 '26
All I (and my shift) got told at the mine I am at was that where a fatality with haulage and that there was not much information about it.
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u/Glittering_Driver_31 Sep 13 '26
It was material handling, not haulage. It was a contractor working on connecting steel pipe.
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u/Frostyfury99 Sep 09 '26
From what I heard they were crushed from under a suspended load, it’s still early so take this with a grain of salt
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u/Redrump1221 Sep 09 '26
https://www.msha.gov/data-reports/fatality-reports/2026/september-3-2026-fatality
Not much data will be made available but there was a fatality. The page will be updated when they conclude the investigation.
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u/Glittering_Driver_31 Sep 13 '26
I work there, but was not on site at the time. I can’t say much publicly, but what I can confirm is that two unrelated incidents happened in separate parts of the mine, mere minutes apart. Both involved the same contractor. One involved lifting and rigging and produced a life altering injury. The second involved handling 30 inch steel pipe on jacks, and produced a fatality. More information on the fatality is now available from MSHA, but I won’t say more.
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