Electrician fatality at Hobet Mine (Hobet Mining Inc), WV, August 29, 2004

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On August 29, 2004, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Hobet Mine (Hobet Mining Inc), WV.

Hobet Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Hobet Mining Inc (Ashland Inc)

Contractor on site: N47

Boone County, WV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EE was making electrical repairs to the load side loop on a deenergized pole mounted solid blade disconnect switch. He had finished the repair work and was starting to come down the pole. Some how he received an electrical shock and fell down the pole.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220042570028 · Mine ID 4604670 Trainer view →