Mining Incidents
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Case study · MSHA Record #219972740001

Fatal mining incident

August 8, 1997 at 7:00 AM
Stavola Construction Materials, Inc. · Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Somerset County, NJ
Investigator narrative
WOMAN WAS A PASSENGER IN A TRUCK THAT CONTACTED A POWER LINE. WHEN SHE WAS EXITING TRUCK, SHE GRABBED DOOR HANDLE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Record details
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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