Belt Foreman

April 10, 1995 at 12:05 PM

WHITE ROCK QUARRIES · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: White Rock Quarries (Vecellio Group Inc)

Miami-Dade County, FL

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

BOOM ON BOOM TRUCK CAAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINE 13,200V. VICIM WAS HOLDING ONTO BOOM CABLE PREPARING TO HOOK UP FOR A LIFT, WHEN BOOM WAS SWUNG INTO THE LINE RESULTING IN ELECTRICUTION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
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: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219951080144 · Mine ID 0801058 Trainer view →