OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221709298

GOLD MINE TOURS INC.

CRIPPLE CREEK, CO— 2024-10-10T00:00:00

Event: Building, Cage, Caught Between, Caught By, Chest, Crushed, Door, Elevator Shaft, Fracture, Guide, Personnel Cage, Safety Cage, Safety Device, Shaft, Unsecured, Wall
NAICS: 561520
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347814469
Employer profile: GOLD MINE TOURS INC.
Summary number: 221709298
Report ID: 0830600

Event description

Employee dies of crush injuries when caught between cage and

Investigation abstract

At 12:10 p.m. on October 10, 2024, an employee working as a tour guide for a tour operator was escorting tourists inside a mine shaft crane elevator system. The door was not secured and when it opened it pulled the employee out of the cage. The employee died when he was caught between the moving cage system and the mine wall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
463

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