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ELECTRICAL

Fatal · 220022490001 · 08/17/2002 · ASARCO Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
Mine experience
5.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
ASARCO Incorporated
Mine
0202873

Narrative

A PORTABLE TOILET WAS MOUNTED ON A RAILCAR. ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TUNNEL, AT 200 FEET INTERVALS ARE LIGHTS, ALONG WITH JUNCTION BOXES. THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM IS 480 VOLTS. AS THE RAILCAR WAS BE ING MOVE, THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE 480 VOLT CABLE AND JUNCTION BOX TO PREVENT IT FROM RUBBING ON TH TOILET. AT THAT TIME THE ELECTROCUTION OF THE VICTIM OCCURRED.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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