OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500185
TOMARO CONTRACTORS, INC.
MILWAUKEE, WI·
Event description
SMOKE INHALATION - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRIC CORD
Investigation abstract
Eight employees were at the bottom of a shaft, hooking up a mining machine. Whil e they were doing this, the 575-volt power supply cord on the machine caught fir e, probably due to an electrical fault in the system. Six of the employees exite d the space. The other two employees remained behind to extinguish the fire. The se two employees were eventually rescued and were replaced by fire fighters. The two employees were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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