HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at The Doe Run Company
Start: 06/23/2000

220001820048 · 06/23/2000 · The Doe Run Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECTRIC BURN-CNTACT BURN
Body part: ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Renco Group
Operator: The Doe Run Company
Mine: 2302168

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLETING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHEN A CONDUCTOR TO GROUND SHORT OCCURRED IN A SEPARATE ENCLOSED JUNCTION BOX. A SMALL SCREW HAD ABRADED THE CONDUCTOR INSULATION. A GROUNDED C ONDUCTOR CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN IN HISLEFT HAND AND FOREARM, 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

Source

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