Fatality · MSHA Record #220223060008

Examiner fatality at ACOSTA DEEP MINE (Wilson Creek Energy LLC), PA, October 22, 2022

On October 22, 2022, an examiner was fatally injured in an electrical accident at ACOSTA DEEP MINE (Wilson Creek Energy LLC), PA.

ACOSTA DEEP MINE · Underground · Coal

Operator: Wilson Creek Energy LLC (Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd)

Somerset County, PA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

An examiner was found unresponsive in an underground sump. As of this time the exact cause of the employee's death is still undetermined.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
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: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 3 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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