Fatality · MSHA Record #219853400047

Maintenance Man fatality at Norcross Quarry (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), GA, November 19, 1985

at 5:20 PM

On November 19, 1985, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Norcross Quarry (Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC), GA.

Norcross Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

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

Gwinnett County, GA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPL I.NAME PLU1GED AITKEN ELECTRIC HEATER IN WRONG.THE GROUND PLUG WAS INADVERTENTLY PLUGGED INTO HOT WIRE,ENERGIZING HEATER FRAME.I.NAME MADE CONTACT WITH HEATER FRAME.VICTIM GOT WET PERFORM ING DUTIES IN T2E QUARRY.HE WENT INTO MAIN SHOP TO WARM & DRY.TOOK BOOTS OFF AND PLUGGED IN 440 VOLT HEATER.TOUCHED HEATER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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