ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC
Start: 09/10/2009

220092640014 · 09/10/2009 · Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lhoist Group
Operator: Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC
Mine: 0100003

Narrative

Employee was troubleshooting a problem with the #3 tertiary crusher. Fellow employee came to help. After finding the crusher plugged, the fellow employee attempted to de-energize the circuit breaker. Employee was standing behind fellow employee in the doorway. As fellow employee switched off the breaker, it exploded causing an arc flash.

Source

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