THE VICTIM DROW3ED AFTER RECEIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL INTO THE WATER STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BLUNT OBJECT AS HE FELL. HE WAS ATEMPTING TO ALIGN THE ENDS OF A METAL D DISCHARGE PIPR 3EAR DREDGE. A BARE SECTION IN THE POWER CONDUCTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL STRUCTURE OF THE PONTOON THEREBY CAUSING ONE END OF THE PIPE TO BE ENERGIZED AT APPROX 290 VO
J M Jordan Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Jordan James M
MSHA operator ID: L03790
Top causes
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
Incident timeline
1987
1 (1f)
Mines on record
- MCLEMORE PIT AL
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
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