Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220030900038

Section Foreman, Bullgang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Shift Boss

March 23, 2003 at 5:00 AM
No. 50 Mine · Underground · Coal
Mcdowell County, WV
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeFlash burns (electric)
Investigator narrative
BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Supervise
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Flash burns (electric)
Source of injury
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Total mining experience
25 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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