Fatality · MSHA Record #219880060004
Maintenance Man fatality at SAND CREEK PIT & PLANT (Western Sand & Gravel Company), NE, December 16, 1987
at 10:40 AM
On December 16, 1987, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at SAND CREEK PIT & PLANT (Western Sand & Gravel Company), NE.
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
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