Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220001300001

Electrician, Lineman

April 30, 2000 at 10:00 PM
PE 2 Underground · Underground · Coal
Pike County, KY
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN WAS GOING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE RIGHT SIDE POWER CENTER IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY, AND WAS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE POWER CENTERIT APPEARS HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
5.5 years
Experience at this mine
0.5 years
Experience in this job
4.5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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