Maintenance Man fatality at NO. 77 (Blue Diamond Coal Company), KY, July 20, 2001

at 2:30 AM

On July 20, 2001, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at NO. 77 (Blue Diamond Coal Company), KY.

NO. 77 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Blue Diamond Coal Company (James River Coal Company)

Perry County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EE WAS FATALLY ELECTROCRATED AS HE DISASSEMBLED A CONVEYOR BELT STARTING BOX SOURCE OF POWER CAUSING DEATH IN UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: OTHER
Mining method: Continuous Mining
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: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220012110001 · Mine ID 1509636 Trainer view →