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ELECTRICAL

Fatal · 220022610001 · 09/16/2002 · Plaza Materials Company

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
Mine experience
2.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Carl E Petrillo
Operator
Plaza Materials Company
Mine
0800956

Narrative

EE WAS WELDING A PLATE ON TOPOF THE 3-DECK SCREEN. AT ABOUT 1855 HE SCREAMED. COWORKER WAS WORKING BELOW HIM AND HE RAN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE IN TURN YELLED FOR THE SUPERVISOR. THEY FOUND EE LYING ON THE SCREEN WITH THE WELDING STINGER ON TOP OF HIM. COWORKER THREW THE STINGER OFF, RAN AND TURNED THE WELDER OFF. HE CAME BACK, CHECKED AND FOUND A PULSE. HE THEN RAN AND CALLED 91

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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