Electrician

July 10, 1991 at 12:45 PM

Continental Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Montana Resources, LLC (Montana Resources Inc)

Silver Bow County, MT

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

THE EMPLOYEE, AN ELECTRICIAN, WAS CALLED TO THE MINE TO REPOWER 793 DRILL FROM THE "IRON HORSE" 4160 VOLT POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER BY THE MINE FOREMAN. #4 CUBICLE WOULD NOT "RACK IN" THUS POW ER WAS TO BE CONNECTED FROM #1 CUBICLE. #1 HAD A BLOWN FUSE THUS THE VICTIM ELECTED TO PULL A FUSE FROM #4 TO IN #1. RETURNING TO #4, THE VICTIM OPENED THE DOOR AND GRABBED FOR A FUSE. THE FU

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 28 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219912070115 · Mine ID 2400338 Trainer view →