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Amax Chemical Corp operator

Controlled by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company

MSHA operator ID: L00153

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 16
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1985

Top causes

ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1985

1984

9 (1f)

1983

Mines on record

BIG FOUR FL

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

August 28, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Amax Chemical Corp · Contact with electrical current

EMPL WORKING AROUND DE-ENERGIZED EQUIP AT SUB-STATION AND COME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TERMINATORS ELECTROCUTING EMPL.THEN FELL ONTO TOP-ROOF-OF TRANSFORMER CAUSING HEAD INJURY.EMPL EXPIRED DUE TO ABOVE INJURIES.

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