ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Start: 05/23/2005

Fatal · 220051510031 · 05/23/2005 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Occupation: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Placer Dome Ltd
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Mine: 2602286

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.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown