Electrician Helper fatality

August 15, 2008 at 11:00 AM

RAY MINE · Asarco LLC · Gila County, AZ

Investigator narrative

Employee (electrician apprentice) and a co-worker (journeyman electrician) were working on a light fixture of the SX upper tailings booster when he came in contact with energized wire.

Record details

Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Activity at time: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 1.38 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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