Mining Incidents

Bear Creek Uranium Company operator

MSHA operator ID: L05539
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–1985

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Incident timeline

1985
1 (1f)
1984
3
1983
6

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 24, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS TESTING LOW VOLTAGE BUSHINGS WHILE ON HI S KNEES ON AN UNSTABLE SURFACE. WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD THE PLATES HE WAS ON TIPPED HIM FORWARD INTO THE OIL CONTACTER. HE STUCK OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE & PUT HIS HANDS ON 2 OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHINGS.

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