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Case study · MSHA Record #219840050004
Electrician fatality
December 22, 1983 at 9:10 AM
Viburnum #28 Mine/Mill
· Doe Run Company
· Iron County, MO
Investigator narrative
WHILE MAKING HOIST REPAIRS MAIN POWER CONTACTOR WAS OPENED AND ROLLED OUT ON TO FLOOR TO CHANGE COIL APPARENTLY OPERATING LINKAGE HAD STUCK NOT ALLOWING MECHANISM TO OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE LATCHED POSITION AND WHEN CONTACTOR WAS PUSHED BACK IN IT OPERATED THE SWITCH LINKAGE IN REVERSE PULLING CONTACTOR IN TO HOT BUSS CAUSING FATALITY
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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