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Case study · MSHA Record #219840160029
Electrician fatality
January 10, 1984 at 10:15 AM
Section 30 West
· Quivira Mining Company
· Mckinley County, NM
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE A MEMBER OF ELECTRIC LINE CREW WAS REMOVING A FRAME GROUND WIRE FROM A 167 KVA TRANSFORMER ONE END OF THE GROUND WIRE ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH 13800V PRIMARY EMPLOYEE HOLDING T HE WIRE RECEIVED FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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