Master Electrician fatality at Florida Power Development LLC (Central Power & Lime Inc), FL, February 8, 1987

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On February 8, 1987, a master electrician was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Florida Power Development LLC (Central Power & Lime Inc), FL.

Florida Power Development LLC · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Central Power & Lime Inc (F Browne Gregg Trust)

Hernando County, FL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMP CLIMBED ONT2 A MOVING RAIL CAR TO MANUALLY ACTUATE THE SELINOID VALVE WHICH OPENS THE HOPPER DOORS. HE SLIPPED AND WAS HOLDING ONTO A RAIL CAR LADDER RUNG WITH HIS LEFT HAND. AT THIS TIME HE BECAME PINCH9D IN BETWEEN THE MOVING RAIL CAR AND A STATIONARY CONTACT BUMPER POST AT CHEST LEVEL. AFTER THE EMPLOYEE WAS FREED, SURROUNDING PERSONS STARTED EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES U

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219870440001 · Mine ID 0801034 Trainer view →