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ELECTRICAL

220101660021 · 06/12/2010 · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Nyrstar NV
Operator
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC
Mine
4000170

Narrative

The 4160 cable at the 3c-10 substation blew out and burnt the cable. As a pre-caution, the crew 11 men were evacuated. The team leader insured the crew was out and used a 20lb. fire extingusher to put out the fire. Electricians were called in to perform repairs. Incident occured at 1:15 a.m the evacuation was complete at 1:45 a.m. Mine was checked and cleared for reentry.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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