Fatality · MSHA Record #219961270001

Warehouseman fatality at Rocky Point Materials (Tommy Gipson Construction Company), AR, April 26, 1996

at 9:45 AM

On April 26, 1996, a warehouseman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Rocky Point Materials (Tommy Gipson Construction Company), AR.

Rocky Point Materials · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Tommy Gipson Construction Company (Tommy Gipson)

Independence County, AR

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

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Investigator narrative

IT'S ASSUMED THAT EITHER WATCHING ANOTHER EE OR PERHAPS LOOKING FOR HIS CAP WHICH THE WIND MIGHTHAVE BLOWN OFF HE APPARENTLY HAD HOLD OF THE BUILDING & A RAIL ON A MACHINE WHICH WAS GROUNDED. AN ELECTRICAL CABLE HAD A CUT IN IT FROM RUBBINGON [OR CUTTING] FROM SHEET IRON SIDING ON BUILDING. CUT WAS NOT KNOWN ABOUT UNTIL ACCIDENT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Observe Operations
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: GENERATORS
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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