Electrician

February 13, 2002 at 6:55 PM

FEC QUARRY · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc. (CSR Ltd)

Miami-Dade County, FL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

WHILE ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION AND WIRING OF AN ELECTRONIC GENERATOR, INSIDE OF A 7820 MARION DRAGLINE, A MECHANIC WAS POSITIONING AN OVERHEAD 10 TON HOIST WEIGHING ABOUT 1160 POUNDS TO LIFT THE GENERATOR ARMATURE IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES, WHEN THE HOIST FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL BLUNT TRAUMA.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CHAIN HOIST, CHAIN BLOCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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