Belt Foreman fatality at Cumberland River Quarry (Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company), KY, November 18, 2013

Employee was working near an energized Soft Start Component. Started convulsing or having a seizure. Possible electrocution. Still unknown.

Robert Crume, Contract Electrician Foreman, age 33, received an electrical shock on November 18, 2013. Crume was working in a motor control building when he contacted an energized conductor inside an electrical enclosure. Crume was transported to a hospital where he died on November 22, 2013, as a result of his injuries. The accident occurred because the electrical circuit was not de-energized prior to work being performed on it. Additionally, the electrical circuit was not locked out, tagged out, or tested to verify it was de-energized.

1. The electrical circuit was not de-energized prior to work being performed on it. Additionally, the electrical circuit was not locked out, tagged out, or tested to verify it was de-energized.

   Corrective action: The contractor re-instructed all persons regarding the procedures to be followed when performing work on electrical equipment.

Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Activity at time of incident

Electrical Maintenance

Subunit / location

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Accident type

Contact with electrical current

Source of injury

CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL

Nature of injury

ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION

Body part affected

BODY SYSTEMS

Total mining experience

6 years

Experience at this mine

0 years

Experience in this job

10 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY

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