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Case study · MSHA Record #219910910001
Blaster fatality
March 20, 1991 at 3:22 PM
Hamilton Strip
· Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc
· Clearfield County, PA
Investigator narrative
HE WAS FIRING A BLAST AND UPWARD PRESSURES FROM THE BLAST CAUSED CONNECTING WIRE OR AND CAP LEG WIRE TO CONTACT THE OVERHEAD POWELINE IN SOME CONFIGURATION CAUSING ELECTRICITY TO FOLLOW BACK T O THE BLASTING MACHINE RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.
Record details
- Classification
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Blasting, Shoot Coal
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 10 years
- Experience in this job
- 6 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Coal
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