Fatality · MSHA Record #220002770001
Maintenance Man fatality at Jim Bridger Mine (Bridger Coal Company), WY, September 19, 2000
at 8:10 PM
On September 19, 2000, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Jim Bridger Mine (Bridger Coal Company), WY.
Sweetwater County, WY
Classification
MACHINERY
Type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
WHILE CHANGING A TRACK ON A DOZER, THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE BOGIE & STRUCK THE EE IN THE HEAD AREA RESULTING INS SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA TO THEHEAD AREA. THE EE WAS TRASNPORTED TO THE UNIVERS ITY OF UTAH MED CTR. EE PASSED AWAY 9/25 AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Source of injury
- CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 8 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220002770001 · Mine ID 4800677
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