Warehouseman

June 26, 1986 at 8:15 AM

CAPROCK PIT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Caprock Sand & Gravel (B J Woolley)

Lea County, NM

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

ELECTRICAL SHOR7 IN ELECTRIC WELDER IN BED OF PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN WELDER WAS ENERGISED TRUCK WAS GROUNDED & VICTIM HAD HAND ON TRUCK & WAS STANDING ON WET GROUND. CURRENT WENT THROUGH HAND AS W ICTUM MADE A DI9ECT AROUND FROM TRUCK.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
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: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219861970060 · Mine ID 2901062 Trainer view →