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Electrician, Lineman fatality
June 21, 2006 at 9:40 AM
Hard Rock Gardiner Pit · Hard Rock Inc · Clallam County, WA
Investigator narrative
Contractor (electrician) was working in building. It is unknown just what happened. The electrician contacted energized conductors while installing an electrical circuit.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Experience in this job
- 30 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Nonmetal
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