Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220142060023

Assistant Mine Foreman, Assistant Mine Manager

July 21, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Murray Mines Inc. · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Colleton County, SC
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
Employee pulled aluminum boat over three electric conductors in dredge pond. A patch on the bottom of the boat cut into one conductor and electrocuted the employee. The employee died as a result of the accident.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Barge, Boat, Dredge
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
11.15 years
Experience at this mine
11.15 years
Experience in this job
1.31 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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