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Case study · MSHA Record #219943360026
Electrician fatality
November 22, 1994 at 10:00 PM
Kayenta Mine
· Peabody Western Coal Company
· Navajo County, AZ
Investigator narrative
TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE ASSIGNED TO MOVE THE TRAILING CABLE AND JUNCTION BOX FOR THE 295 B-1 SHOVEL. THEY DISCONNECTED THE CABLE, BUT IT DID NOT MOVE FREELY DOWNWARD INTO THE PIT. IT WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND. BOTH ELECTRICIANS WERE PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE SNOW AND ICE TO LOOSEN IT. HE WAS STANDING NEAR THE HIGHWALL WHEN THE LOOSE CABLE MOVED TURBENTLY TOWARD HIM, STRUCK HIS LOWE
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Fall to lower level, NEC
- Activity at time
- Move Power Cable
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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