Contact with electrical current
Employee was working in a de-energized 4160 volt GFCI controller in an attempt to reverse the polarity of the wires when it somehow became energized.
Atlanta Sand and Supply Co.Mining Incidents in 2020
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Atlanta Sand and Supply Co. operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2020
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2020
Top incident classifications
- 01ELECTRICAL1 incident
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2020
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was changing the bag on the rotary airlock at the base of the dust collector. EE was trying to clear a bridge and removed the guard and put EE's hand in the airlock to clear the bridge without ensuring that EE locked out the disconnect. While doing so, the airlock actuated and EE's hand became caught between the blade and the side wall.