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Electrician, Lineman fatality
May 21, 2002 at 3:30 AM
Huff Creek Mine · Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A POWER DISTRIBUTION BOXTO DETERMINE WHY A CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT OPERATE. HE APPARENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT DURING THE TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCES S.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Total mining experience
- 30 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0.28 years
- Experience in this job
- 18 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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