Master Electrician

April 15, 1983 at 12:30 PM

E T R No 4 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Talkington Mining Corp (Dupre Gail F)

Rhea County, TN

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

HIGH VOLTAGE ,SELF CONTAINED SUBSTATION WAS NOT DEENERGIZED WHILE ELECTRICTIAN WAS TESTING OR TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE 120 VOLT A.C.CONTROL CIRCUIT,IN A LOCATION WHERE ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE COMP ONENTS WERE EXPOSED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219831160038 · Mine ID 4002768 Trainer view →