Electrician fatality at CHICO QUARRY (Lafarge Corp), TX, June 16, 1988

at 1:15 PM

On June 16, 1988, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at CHICO QUARRY (Lafarge Corp), TX.

CHICO QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lafarge Corp (Pioneer International Ltd)

Wise County, TX

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT CONDUCTORS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF A BAD SMELL PROBABLY A DEAD ANIMAL WHEN HE LEANED INTO THE TOP PART OF THE GE BOX TO LOOK INTO THE 4160 VOLT BUS BAR WELL, WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITHT HE BUS BAR OR OTHER ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
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: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 27 years
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881740017 · Mine ID 4100076 Trainer view →