Fatality · MSHA Record #220021480012

Electrician fatality at Huff Creek Mine (Lone Mountain Processing LLC), KY, May 21, 2002

at 3:30 AM

On May 21, 2002, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Huff Creek Mine (Lone Mountain Processing LLC), KY.

Huff Creek Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Lone Mountain Processing LLC (Ashland Inc)

Harlan County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A POWER DISTRIBUTION BOXTO DETERMINE WHY A CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT OPERATE. HE APPARENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT DURING THE TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCES S.

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: 30 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 18 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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