Fatality · MSHA Record #219942620161

Mine Manager fatality at Washington Mine (Washington/Niagara Limited Partnership), CA, September 5, 1994

On September 5, 1994, a mine manager was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Washington Mine (Washington/Niagara Limited Partnership), CA.

Washington Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Washington/Niagara Limited Partnership (Scharer Galen--Donald Vickerman Et Al)

Shasta County, CA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

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Investigator narrative

SUB-LEVEL 2 WAS FOUND FLOODED 9-5-94 APPROX 8PM, THE HP ELECTRIC PUMP WAS NOT PUMPING. EE RECEIVED A ELECTRICAL SHOCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE DRIFT WHICH PARTIALLY FLOODED RESUTLING IN HI S DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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