Fatality · MSHA Record #219853650014

Outside Foreman fatality at DOUGLASVILLE MINE SITE (Georgia Marble Company), GA, December 17, 1985

at 4:30 PM

On December 17, 1985, an outside foreman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at DOUGLASVILLE MINE SITE (Georgia Marble Company), GA.

DOUGLASVILLE MINE SITE · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Georgia Marble Company (Jim Walter Corp)

Contractor on site: C5A

Douglas County, GA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

DRILL HAVING FI3ISHED SERVICE FOR MINE,MOVED TO DESIGNATED PARKING AREA FRO MAINTENANCE SUBJECT RAISED 35'LONG DRILL TOWER INTO HIGHEST POSITION.AT THIS TIME WITH HAND STILL ON STILL ON TOWER CONTROL,UPPERM2ST POINT OF TOWER TOUCHED POWER CO 46,000 VOLT MAIN LINE INTO SUB-STATION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
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 in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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