Maintenance Man fatality at Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines (Black Butte Coal Company), WY, January 29, 1994

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On January 29, 1994, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines (Black Butte Coal Company), WY.

Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines · Surface · Coal

Operator: Black Butte Coal Company (Ambre Energy Limited et al)

Contractor on site: CGD

Sweetwater County, WY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

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Investigator narrative

DECEASED,WELDER AND (NAME),LEAD MAN WERE WORKING IN THE TUB REPLACING RACK SEGMENT BOLTS,THE POWER TO THE DRAGLINE WAS DE-ENERGIZED AT THE SUBSTATION.OTHER EMPLOYEE UNLOCKED THE DOOR ON THE TR AILING CABLE TERMINATION ROOM TO INSPECT IT.AS WORK WAS NEARLY COMPLETED EMPLOYEE ASKED ELECTRICIAN TO RE-ENERGIZE THE POWER.AS EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE DRAGLINE THE LIGHTS W

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219940350062 · Mine ID 4801180 Trainer view →