Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220002770001

Maintenance Man

September 19, 2000 at 8:10 PM
Jim Bridger Mine · Surface · Coal
Sweetwater County, WY
Classification MACHINERY
Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
WHILE CHANGING A TRACK ON A DOZER, THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE BOGIE & STRUCK THE EE IN THE HEAD AREA RESULTING INS SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA TO THEHEAD AREA. THE EE WAS TRASNPORTED TO THE UNIVERS ITY OF UTAH MED CTR. EE PASSED AWAY 9/25 AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
8 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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