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ELECTRICAL

220051040025 · 04/06/2005 · Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
ELECTRIC BURN-CNTACT BURN
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Phelps Dodge Corp
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
Mine
0200144

Narrative

Employee reached down to retrieve the ground wires from the MCC raceway. There was contact between the ground wires and the energized 480 VAC buss. An arc occurred and he received burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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