Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220062750035

Electrician, Lineman

May 4, 2006 at 1:00 PM
Buchanan Mine #1 · Underground · Coal
Buchanan County, VA
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
The employee came into contact with a guy wire, which broke loose and came in contact with an energized condutor on the pole. There was no insulator or proper anchor on the guy wire, this caused the employee to be electrocuted.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
2.5 years
Experience at this mine
2.5 years
Experience in this job
2.5 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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