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Case study · MSHA Record #219831990105
Electrician fatality
July 7, 1983 at 11:00 AM
Galena
· Asarco Inc
· Shoshone County, ID
Investigator narrative
THE MAN WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN AN ELECTRICAL SUB STATION ON THE 4900 LEVEL WHEN A WIRE INADVERTENTLY WENT INTO THE SIDE OF AN ELECTRICAL CUTOUT CAUSING MAN TO BE ELECTROCUTED
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 6 years
- Experience at this mine
- 6 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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