Fatality · MSHA Record #220020940001
Electrician, Lineman
February 13, 2002 at 6:55 PM
Operator: Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc. (CSR Ltd)
Miami-Dade County, FL
ClassificationMACHINERY
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
WHILE ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION AND WIRING OF AN ELECTRONIC GENERATOR, INSIDE OF A 7820 MARION DRAGLINE, A MECHANIC WAS POSITIONING AN OVERHEAD 10 TON HOIST WEIGHING ABOUT 1160 POUNDS TO LIFT THE GENERATOR ARMATURE IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES, WHEN THE HOIST FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL BLUNT TRAUMA.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- CHAIN HOIST, CHAIN BLOCK
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 1.19 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.19 years
- Experience in this job
- 1.19 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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