TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TYING IN ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP WIRES FOR A SHOT WHEN A FAST MOVING ELECTRICAL STORM AND LIGHTENING CAUSED A PREMATURE DETONATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES IN THE HOLES. THESE TWO EMPLOYEES ( THE CERTIFIED BLASTER AND HELPER) WERE FATALLY INJURED AND A THIRD MAN SUFFERED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURIES.
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MSHA operator ID: L36572
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 2 fatalities
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1992
3 (2f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
October 26, 1992
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Muskogee Bridge Company Inc · Struck by flying object
October 26, 1992
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Muskogee Bridge Company Inc · Struck by flying object
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TYING IN ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP WIRES FOR A SHOT WHEN A FAST MOVING ELECTRICAL STORM AND LIGHTENING CAUSED A PREMATURE DETONATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES IN THE HOLES. THESE TWO EMPLOYEES (THE CERTIFIED BLASTER AND HELPER) WERE FATALLY INJURED AND A THIRD MAN SUFFERED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY INJURIES.
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