Electrician fatality at Ottawa Plant (Unimin Minnesota Corporation), MN, October 2, 2001

at 11:40 AM

On October 2, 2001, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Ottawa Plant (Unimin Minnesota Corporation), MN.

Ottawa Plant · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Unimin Minnesota Corporation (S C R-Sibelco Nv)

Contractor on site: KLT

Le Sueur County, MN

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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