ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Start: 06/26/2022

220221870010 · 06/26/2022 · Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
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: 7
Mine experience: 4.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Mine: 0402848

Narrative

Worker was turning on a VFD. When the electrician engaged the switch EE saw a flash and heard a loud bang. The breaker worked and arc was inside cabinet. Previously during a maintenance work a panel was installed with a self taping screw that punctured a cord. When the system was energized it went to ground and caused and arc inside the cabinet.

Source

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