ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Buzzi Unicem USA
Start: 05/13/2000

220001580045 · 05/13/2000 · Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 20
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Buzzi S p A
Operator: Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine: 4000838

Narrative

A #6 WIRE HAD A NICK IN IT'S INSULATION AND SHORTED TO METAL IN THE MCC WIRE WAY. RIGHT BEHIND WHERE THE SHORT ACCURED WAS THE 800 AMP MAIN BUSS. WHEE THE #6 WIRE THE #6 WIRE SHORTED IT MUST OF TRACKED OVER TO THE 800 AMP BUSS WHICH THEN SHORTED TO THE METAL IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE #6 WIRE SHORTED.

Source

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