Miner, Prospector, Nec fatality

December 9, 2005 at 3:45 PM

Bridger Underground Coal Mine · Bridger Coal Company · Sweetwater County, WY

Investigator narrative

While installing structural steel doors over coal bin EE went around safety rail without using fall protection on the door which was still attached to the crane to try to move the door & close a gap between the doors. The door shifted causing a support I-beam to move shifting the doors which caused him to fall. MSHA was notified 12/27/05 that he had expired from his injuries.

Record details

Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall to lower level, NEC
Activity at time: Surface Construction, Nec
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience: 0.02 years
Experience at this mine: 0.02 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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