Master Electrician

November 4, 2005 at 4:35 PM

Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)

Letcher County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

The victim was demonstrating the features of the fault wizard. During the demonstration in the mine office he received an electrical shock and collapsed.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220053180039 · Mine ID 1518506 Trainer view →