Maintenance Man

December 16, 1987 at 10:40 AM

SAND CREEK PIT & PLANT · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Western Sand & Gravel Company (Nebco Inc)

Saunders County, NE

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

I,NAME AND THRE9 EMPLOYEES WERE REVERSING ELECTRICAL ROTATION ON A 250 H.P. MOTOR, I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTED OVER A FENCED TRANSFORMER GROUP WITH A FRONT-END LOADER. THE OVERHEAD F EED TO THE TRAN8FORMERS HAD NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. I,NAME CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OVERHEAD FEED TO THE TRANSFORMER WHILE REPLACING FUSED CUT-OUTS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: DREDGE
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 10 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219880060004 · Mine ID 2500759 Trainer view →