Fatality · MSHA Record #220032110001

Electrician fatality at Upper Big Branch Mine-South (Performance Coal Company), WV, July 19, 2003

at 6:15 PM

On July 19, 2003, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Upper Big Branch Mine-South (Performance Coal Company), WV.

Upper Big Branch Mine-South · Underground · Coal

Operator: Performance Coal Company (Massey Energy Company)

Raleigh County, WV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING #3 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. POWER TO CABLE HAD BEEN TAGGED & LOCKED OUT. HE WAS DISCOVERED LYING ON HIS BACK & NOT BREATHING. CPR WAS ADMINISTERED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT APPROX. 8:20 P.M. MSHA/STATE INVESTIGATIONS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AT THIS TIME.

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: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220032110001 · Mine ID 4608436 Trainer view →