Flash burns (electric)
EMPOLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL DUTIES. THEY LOCKED OUT PANEL AND FAILED TO TEST TO VERIFY 480V POWER WAS OFF. A FLASH ARC OCCURED.
Plant #3Metal/Nonmetal
Southern Oregon Rock · Surface
Controlled by Chris Galpin; John Holmes
Eagle Point, Jackson County, OR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503619
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2017–2024
- Latest incident
- Feb 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS NEARBY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PERFORMING ELECTRICAL DUTIES. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LOCKED OUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE MAIN POWER. THE UNIT WASN'T DE-ENERGIZED AND A FLASH ARC OCCURRED.
2017 · 1 incident
Contact with electrical current
MINER WAS HOLDING METAL PART IN PLACE TO BE WELDED. MINER SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SHOCK.