Fatality · MSHA Record #219992180004

Maintenance Man fatality at Jim Bridger Mine (Bridger Coal Company), WY, July 26, 1999

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On July 26, 1999, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Jim Bridger Mine (Bridger Coal Company), WY.

Jim Bridger Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Bridger Coal Company (MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company et al)

Sweetwater County, WY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

A TEMPORARY SUPPORT STRUCTURE PLACED BETWEEN THE MAST AND BOOM OF A DRAGLINE PARTIALLY FAILED. THE TOP CROSS MEMBER OF THE STRUCTURE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN THE MAN-BASKET OF A AERIAL L IFT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND THE RAILING OF THE MAN-BASKET.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 18 years
Experience at this mine: 18 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219992180004 · Mine ID 4800677 Trainer view →