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Case study · MSHA Record #219851260073

Maintenance Man fatality

April 29, 1985 at 3:30 PM
Wheelersburg Pit And Mill · Cunningham Asphalt Paving Inc · Scioto County, OH
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN BOAT PRIMING WATER PUMP WHEN THE PUMP WAS ENERGIZED AND A FAULT OCCURRED.
Record details
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Activity at time
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
DREDGE
Source of injury
PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
14 years
Experience at this mine
14 years
Experience in this job
14 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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