Welder (Shop) fatality

September 16, 2002 at 6:55 PM

Central State Aggregates LLC · Plaza Materials Company · Pasco County, FL

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

Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Activity at time: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
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
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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