Mine Manager fatality at Speed Mine (Day Mining Inc), WV, February 18, 2000

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On February 18, 2000, a mine manager was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Speed Mine (Day Mining Inc), WV.

Speed Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Day Mining Inc (Chris Cline)

Contractor on site: N47

Kanawha County, WV

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE ENTERED SUBSTATION TO DETERMINE WHAT WORK WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE TRANSFORMER. HE CLIMBED THE TRANSFORMER TO LOOK AT TOP WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LINE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
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
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 22 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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