Belt Foreman

May 23, 2005 at 3:10 PM

Turquoise Ridge · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. (Placer Dome Ltd)

Humboldt County, NV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

2 ELECTRICIANS INSPECTING A 13,800 VOLT TO 2400 VOLT TRANSFORMER NEAR COLLAR OF SHAFT #1. ONE ELECTRICIAN CONTACTED ONE OR MORE PHASES ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE TAPS RESULTING IN A FATAL ELECTROCUTION OF THE ELECTRICAL FOREMAN.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 16 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220051510031 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 2602286
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220051510031 · Mine ID 2602286 Trainer view →