Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220112150040

Superintendent

July 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM
Superior Cleaning Plant · Facility · Coal
Mcdowell County, WV
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Welding Or Cutting
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
MACHINE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
22 years
Experience at this mine
1.38 years
Experience in this job
22 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220112150040 · Mine ID 4603303Trainer view →