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ELECTRICAL

220060960011 · 04/05/2006 · Robertson's

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
22
Mine experience
5.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
RRM Development Corporation; Mitsubishi Corp
Operator
Robertson's
Mine
0402815

Narrative

Inj employee was working with an electrician they were having trouble shutting the power off a particular electrical service, so inj ee continued to try and disconnect the power and in that process there was an arch of electricity that caught ee's left arm and jacket on fire, he received a serious flash burn to the face and his left arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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