Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220020500001

Laborer

January 24, 2002 at 10:30 PM
Mine No. 5 · Underground · Coal
Buchanan County, VA
Classification ELECTRICAL
Type Contact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
SECTION POWER MOVE HAD BEEN MADE. WORK BEING DONE TO CONNECT THE PHASING. EMPLOYEE APPROXIMATELY 2 CROSSCUTS FROM POWER CENTER STATED HE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND FROM THE AREA OF THE POWER CENTER AND WENT TO THE POWER CENTER AND FOUND THE DECEASED SLUMPED OVER THE POWER CENTER.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
24 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
1 year
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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