Fatality · MSHA Record #219982590001

Superintendent fatality at WE Soda @ WESTVACO (FMC Corp), WY, August 28, 1998

at 12:40 PM

On August 28, 1998, a superintendent was fatally injured in an electrical accident at WE Soda @ WESTVACO (FMC Corp), WY.

WE Soda @ WESTVACO · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: FMC Corp

Sweetwater County, WY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

POWER (480 V) TO THE SHUTTLE CAR LOCATED AT THE 7 SHAFT PUMP PROJECT AREA WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN THE GROUND FAULT UNIT TRIPPED. THE CIRCUIT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND THE TRAILING CABLE, WHICH WAS PAR TIALLY COVERED WITH WATER, WAS HUNG ALONG THE RIB IN ORDER TO DUMP MATERIAL IN RUTS CREATED BY MOBILE EQUIPMENT. POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE VICTIM CONTACTED A DAMAGED SPOT ON

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Move Power Cable
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
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
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

September 19, 2007 · Maintenance Man · FMC Corp, WY

Same classification

September 13, 2025 · Electrician · Tower Rock Stone Company, MO
July 26, 2025 · Electrician · Stillwater Mining Company, MT
August 9, 2024 · Master Mechanic · Buzzi Unicem USA, TX
May 8, 2024 · Beltman · US Aggregates Inc, IN
February 6, 2023 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Rogers Group Inc, AR

Same year

December 23, 1998 · Laborer · Lhoist North America Of Tennessee, LLC, TN
December 17, 1998 · Maintenance Man · Unicorn Mining Inc, KY
December 14, 1998 · Continuous Miner Helper · Bowie Resources Limited, CO
December 14, 1998 · Continuous Miner Helper · Bowie Resources Limited, CO
December 7, 1998 · Laborer · Hanson Material Service, IL

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219982590001 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 4800152
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219982590001 · Mine ID 4800152 Trainer view →