At 2:00 p.m. on November 28, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were looking for drainage valves at a mine water treatment pond facility. Employee #1 went down a ladder into a manhole next to one of the ponds to look for the valve. Employee#1 fell off of the ladder as soon as his head got to ground level. He fell into the bottom of the twelve-foot deep manhole and collapsed against a wall.
Emergency services were contacted along with responders from MSHA. The MSHA personnel were the only people on site with gas detectors. The MSHA personnel found the oxygen level to be 5 percent and the methane level to be 15 percent in the manhole. A blower system was set up to clear the manhole of the methane gas before rescuers could retrieve Employee #1. Employee #1 died from asphyxiation before he could be rescued.
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Violation Summary
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Current Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $46,193 | $0 | $0 | $1,848 | $48,041 |
| Current Penalty | $25,868 | $0 | $0 | $9,239 | $35,107 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | ||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | LastEvent |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100146 C01 | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $12,934 | $12,934 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100146 C02 | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $12,934 | $12,934 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100146 D03 | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $0 | $12,934 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 4. | 01002C | Serious | 19100146 G01 | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $0 | $0 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 5. | 01004A | Other | 19101200 E01 II | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $7,391 | $7,391 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 6. | 01004B | Other | 19101200 H02 II | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $0 | $0 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 7. | 02001 | Other | 19040029 A | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $1,848 | $1,848 | I – Informal Settlement |
| 8. | 02002 | Other | 19100145 C03 | 03/29/2018 | 04/24/2018 | $0 | $0 | I – Informal Settlement |
