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Case study · MSHA Record #219952480043
Electrician fatality
August 23, 1995 at 7:30 PM
Intrepid Potash East
· New Mexico Potash Corp
· Eddy County, NM
Investigator narrative
HE TOOK A RATCHET WRENCH WITH AN ALLEN SOCKET AND ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE LUGS ON THE INCOMING POWER LEADS ON TOP OF BREAKER. A FLASH OCCURRED WHEN THE ENERGIZED POWER CIRCUIT BECAME GROUNDED THROUGH HIS METAL RATCHET WRENCH AND THE FRAME OF THE CONTROL PANEL.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Flash burns (electric)
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 26 years
- Experience in this job
- 9 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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