Fatality · MSHA Record #219851060008

Bull Gang Foreman fatality at Sunnyside Mine No 3 (Kaiser Coal Corp), UT, April 9, 1985

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On April 9, 1985, a bull gang foreman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Sunnyside Mine No 3 (Kaiser Coal Corp), UT.

Sunnyside Mine No 3 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Kaiser Coal Corp (Kaiser Steel Corp)

Carbon County, UT

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE POLARITY OF THE TRANSFORMER BY REVERSING THE INCOMING POWER LEADS HE MADE CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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