Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219912380144

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver

August 13, 1991 at 4:07 PM
Whitaker Aggregates Cedar Vale Quarry · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Cowley County, KS
Classification ELECTRICAL
Type Contact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE SECONDARY SYSTEM. THE GROUND WIRE WAS BURNED IN TWO AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME WAS ENERGIZED. AN EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTAL WHEN HE TOUCHED THE FRAME. GROUND WAS WET AROUND THE AREA.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Clean Up - Ug Only
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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