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ELECTRICAL

Fatal · 220112720021 · 09/13/2011 · DeAtley Crushing Co

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Occupation
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
GENERATORS
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eucon Corporation
Operator
DeAtley Crushing Co
Mine
1001658

Narrative

Co-worker was in the process of shutting down the generators, to do maintenance to the power cables. At that time employee started to unguard the power cables on the switch van out of the vision of co-worker. He refused to have the power checked by two other co-workers. Moments later he was electrocuted.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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