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Case study · MSHA Record #219920970018
Laborer fatality
March 30, 1992 at 9:00 AM
SPRUCE LAKE SAND & GRAVEL
· Super Aggregates
· Lake County, IL
Investigator narrative
A SUPV & LABORER CHANGING A TIRE ON A LOADER USING A BOOM TRUCK TO LIFT THE TIRE.BOOM TRUCK WAS 14' FROM OVERHEAD WIRE.THE COME-ALONG HOLDING THE TIRE SNAPPED (A METAL HOOK BROKE),THE TIRE DRO PPED,THE BOOM TRUCK CABLE WHIPPED OUT STRIKING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE.MAN HOLDING TIRE WAS ELECTORCUTED.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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