Fatality · MSHA Record #220022610001
Welder (Shop)
September 16, 2002 at 6:55 PM
Operator: Plaza Materials Company (Carl E Petrillo)
Pasco County, FL
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
EE WAS WELDING A PLATE ON TOPOF THE 3-DECK SCREEN. AT ABOUT 1855 HE SCREAMED. COWORKER WAS WORKING BELOW HIM AND HE RAN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE IN TURN YELLED FOR THE SUPERVISOR. THEY FOUND EE LYING ON THE SCREEN WITH THE WELDING STINGER ON TOP OF HIM. COWORKER THREW THE STINGER OFF, RAN AND TURNED THE WELDER OFF. HE CAME BACK, CHECKED AND FOUND A PULSE. HE THEN RAN AND CALLED 91
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Welding Or Cutting
- 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
- 22.03 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2.03 years
- Experience in this job
- 22 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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