Superintendent

July 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Superior Cleaning Plant · Facility · Coal

Operator: Superior Processing, Inc. (Edward A Asbury)

Mcdowell County, WV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: MACHINE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 22 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220112150040 · Mine ID 4603303 Trainer view →