Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219933120001

Electrician

October 27, 1993 at 1:50 PM
EL RIO PIT & MILL · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Contractor on site: QXH
Ventura County, CA
Classification ELECTRICAL
Type Contact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
ELECROCUTION BY EITHER 580V 3 PHASE 3 WIRE MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT OR 120V CONTROL CIRCUIT
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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
14 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
8 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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