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Case study · MSHA Record #220061040035
Electrician fatality
April 3, 2006 at 4:35 PM
Clarksville Quarry
· Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Montgomery County, TN
Investigator narrative
The employee suffered a fatal electrocution injury while engaged in positioning the electrical MCC building. The boom truck became energized when contacting overhead power lines.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 9 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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