Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220230330018

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver

January 27, 2023 at 6:25 AM
Wrens Plant · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Jefferson County, GA
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
Investigation is still ongoing, and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause. *Per the prelim: Two contractors were electrocuted when a 14,400-volt overhead power line came in contact with their off-road dump trucks, and the contractors exited their trucks and contacted the ground.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
7 years
Experience at this mine
0.08 years
Experience in this job
1.25 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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