Electrician fatality at Immel Mine (Asarco Inc), TN, July 15, 1988

at 2:24 PM

On July 15, 1988, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Immel Mine (Asarco Inc), TN.

Immel Mine · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Asarco Inc

Knox County, TN

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

I.NAME,1ST CLASS ELEC,FATALLY INJURED WHEN CONTACTED ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT CONDUCTOR.PLEASE SEE ATTACH NARR.5 PGS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
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: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882090001 · Mine ID 4000170 Trainer view →