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Case study · MSHA Record #220020940001
Electrician fatality
February 13, 2002 at 6:55 PM
FEC QUARRY
· Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc.
· Miami-Dade County, FL
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
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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