# ELECTRICAL
> MSHA accident `220211740018` · 06/23/2021 · Merryville Aggregates LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** ELECTRICAL
- **Accident type:** Contact with electrical current
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Days lost:** 249
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martha  Goodell; Shawn  Carson
- **Operator:** Merryville Aggregates LLC
- **Mine:** [1601594](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1601594)
## Narrative

Employee was welding in dead cell (tied off appropriately) and welding machine was grounded appropriately.  The wire to the machine was tugged on at the bottom, and the wire became compromised and shocked EE.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*