Fatality · MSHA Record #220081700037
Electrician, Lineman
May 16, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC (Massey Energy Company)
Logan County, WV
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
While atempting to repair a shuttle car without determining that the trailing cable was de-energized and without locking-out and tagging the power source. EE received fatal injries when he cut into an energized phase lead.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.37 years
- Experience in this job
- 3 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220081700037 · Mine ID 4608801Trainer view →