Fatality · MSHA Record #219832520020

Maintenance Man fatality at KENNESAW QUARRY (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), GA, August 22, 1983

at 8:30 PM

On August 22, 1983, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at KENNESAW QUARRY (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), GA.

KENNESAW QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co))

Cobb County, GA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

MR BOOTH OF NORX WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE REPAIRING RAMSEY TOTALIZER BELT SCALES DETAILS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BUT MSHA OFFICE IN MACON GEORGIA WAS NOTIFIED PROMPTLY

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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