Fatality · MSHA Record #220022490001

Miner fatality at ASARCO RAY COMPLEX TUNNEL (ASARCO Incorporated), AZ, August 17, 2002

at 11:00 AM

On August 17, 2002, a miner was fatally injured in an electrical accident at ASARCO RAY COMPLEX TUNNEL (ASARCO Incorporated), AZ.

ASARCO RAY COMPLEX TUNNEL · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: ASARCO Incorporated (Grupo Mexico S A B de C V)

Contractor on site: A01

Pinal County, AZ

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

A PORTABLE TOILET WAS MOUNTED ON A RAILCAR. ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TUNNEL, AT 200 FEET INTERVALS ARE LIGHTS, ALONG WITH JUNCTION BOXES. THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM IS 480 VOLTS. AS THE RAILCAR WAS BE ING MOVE, THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE 480 VOLT CABLE AND JUNCTION BOX TO PREVENT IT FROM RUBBING ON TH TOILET. AT THAT TIME THE ELECTROCUTION OF THE VICTIM OCCURRED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: NOT MARKED
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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