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Case study · MSHA Record #220021540017
Electrician fatality
May 23, 2002 at 8:00 AM
Calvary No. 80
· Calvary Coal Co. Inc
· Leslie County, KY
Investigator narrative
THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A GROUNDED SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS WHEN A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURED AT THE FEMALE RECEPLACLE ON THE ELECTRICAL POWER CENTER.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- ELECTRIC BURN-CNTACT BURN
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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