Maintenance Man

March 18, 1989 at 6:45 PM

HORIZON POTASH · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Amax Potash Corp (Cyprus Amax Minerals Company)

Eddy County, NM

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

WORKING ON LEFT SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH 460 POWER MODULE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 11 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219890860001 · Mine ID 2900174 Trainer view →