Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220081700037

Electrician, Lineman

May 16, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Aracoma Alma Mine #1 · Underground · Coal
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 →