17 de junio de 1987
WV · Carbón
Empernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)
Muerte · ELÉCTRICO
Terry Eagle Coal Company · Contacto con corriente eléctrica
THE TRAILING CA6LE ON #2 BOLTER WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE GROUND WIRE WAS INTO, A SPLICE IN THE CABLE. FOR SOME UNDETERMINED REASON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP. WHEN THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO START THE M5CHINE, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THIS OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY, ONE CROSS CUT OUTBY THE FACE.