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December 9, 2005 at 3:45 PM

Bridger Underground Coal Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Bridger Coal Company (MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP)

Contractor on site: YUD

Sweetwater County, WY

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

While installing structural steel doors over coal bin EE went around safety rail without using fall protection on the door which was still attached to the crane to try to move the door & close a gap between the doors. The door shifted causing a support I-beam to move shifting the doors which caused him to fall. MSHA was notified 12/27/05 that he had expired from his injuries.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220053540007 · Mine ID 4801646 Trainer view →