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Case study · MSHA Record #219853400047
Maintenance Man fatality
November 19, 1985 at 5:20 PM
Norcross Quarry
· Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Gwinnett County, GA
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
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Idle
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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