Fatality · MSHA Record #220051510031
Belt Foreman, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor
May 23, 2005 at 3:10 PM
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. (Placer Dome Ltd)
Humboldt County, NV
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact 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
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Source of injury
- TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Total mining experience
- 16 years
- Experience at this mine
- 16 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.58 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220051510031 · Mine ID 2602286Trainer view →