Electrician fatality at Kayenta Mine (Peabody Western Coal Company), AZ, November 5, 2006

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On November 5, 2006, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Kayenta Mine (Peabody Western Coal Company), AZ.

Kayenta Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company (Peabody Energy Corporation)

Navajo County, AZ

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

The electrician was in the process of trouble shooting an electrical problem in the line of power feeding the 8200 Dragline. At the time of the accident the victim was in the KM-12 junction box when he contacted live electrical components resulting in fatal injuries.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 24 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220063200025 · Mine ID 0201195 Trainer view →