Fatality · MSHA Record #220081700037

Electrician fatality at Aracoma Alma Mine #1 (Aracoma Coal Company, LLC), WV, May 16, 2008

at 8:45 PM

On May 16, 2008, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Aracoma Alma Mine #1 (Aracoma Coal Company, LLC), WV.

Aracoma Alma Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC (Massey Energy Company)

Logan County, WV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

While atempting to repair a shuttle car without determining that the trailing cable was de-energized and without locking-out and tagging the power source. EE received fatal injries when he cut into an energized phase lead.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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