ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Start: 05/23/2022

220221430003 · 05/23/2022 · West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc.

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: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 20 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Clatus K Junkin
Operator: West Alabama Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Mine: 0102738

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP THE WASH PLANT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAW THE MAIN SHAKER WASN'T RUNNING. AS EE WENT TO MASH THE STOP BUTTON, INJURED EMPLOYEE THREW THE MAIN SWITCH TO CHECK FUSES. AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED CASUING BOTH EMPLOYEES TO BE BLOWN TO THE GROUND. INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED. EE WAS TAKEN LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION THEN TRANSFERRED TO UAB IN BHM, AL.

Source

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