TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TYING IN ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP WIRES FOR A SHOT WHEN A FAST MOVING ELECTRICAL STORM AND LIGHTENING CAUSED A PREMATURE DETONATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES IN THE HOLES. THESE TWO EMPLOYEES ( THE CERTIFIED BLASTER AND HELPER) WERE FATALLY INJURED AND A THIRD MAN SUFFERED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURIES.
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- 2
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- Años en registro
- 1992
- Último incidente
- Oct 1992
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2 registradasTWO EMPLOYEES WERE TYING IN ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP WIRES FOR A SHOT WHEN A FAST MOVING ELECTRICAL STORM AND LIGHTENING CAUSED A PREMATURE DETONATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGES IN THE HOLES. THESE TWO EMPLOYEES (THE CERTIFIED BLASTER AND HELPER) WERE FATALLY INJURED AND A THIRD MAN SUFFERED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY INJURIES.
Incidentes reportables
1 en archivo (excluyendo las muertes anteriores)1992 · 1 incidente
A THREE MAN BLASTING CREW WAS PREPARING A SHOT FOR DETONATION. THE INJURED HAD TAKEN HIS BULK EXPLOSIVES TRUCK OFF THE SHOT SITE AND WAS SECURING IT WHEN LIGHTENING FROM A FAST MOVING ELECTRIC AL STORM STRUCK CLOSEBY PREMATURILY DETONATING THE SHOT AND GIVING HIM AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND TOUCHING HIS TRUCK.