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Case study · MSHA Record #219982590001
Superintendent fatality
August 28, 1998 at 12:40 PM
WE Soda @ WESTVACO
· FMC Corp
· Sweetwater County, WY
Investigator narrative
POWER (480 V) TO THE SHUTTLE CAR LOCATED AT THE 7 SHAFT PUMP PROJECT AREA WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN THE GROUND FAULT UNIT TRIPPED. THE CIRCUIT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND THE TRAILING CABLE, WHICH WAS PAR TIALLY COVERED WITH WATER, WAS HUNG ALONG THE RIB IN ORDER TO DUMP MATERIAL IN RUTS CREATED BY MOBILE EQUIPMENT. POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE VICTIM CONTACTED A DAMAGED SPOT ON
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Move Power Cable
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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