Mine Manager fatality
SUBJECT HAD WATERED THE BATTERIES AND THEN WAS ENERGING THE CIRCUIT OF THE CHARGER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOIST BATTERY CRADLE BATTERY CASES AND CHARGER SWITCH BOX WHICH APPARENTLY HAD BECOME ENERGIZED
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 18 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 14 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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September 13, 2025 · Tower Rock Stone Company · MO · Electrician
Miner was on first floor of "New Office" working on a ladder changing a light. Miners co-worker went to basement to retrieve another new light. Co-worker heard a thump and a bang on the ceiling. Co-worker found miner sitting slumped on the floor unresponsive. Started CPR, called 911, deployed AED but the miner could…
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July 26, 2025 · Stillwater Mining Company · MT · Electrician
The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.
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August 9, 2024 · Buzzi Unicem USA · TX · Master Mechanic
Arc flash event involving electrical equipment that resulted in burns to the employee's arms and torso as well as electrical equipment damage. The employee was injured and hospitalized after the incident but, passed away in the hospital on 08/22/2024.