Belt Foreman

May 1, 1984 at 2:45 PM

Warrior Plant #1 · Facility · Coal

Operator: J & R Coal Company (Valero Energy Corp)

Knox County, IN

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED INSIDE THE 12,470 VOLT VACCUUM BREAKER COMPARTMENT AND THE POWER CIRCUITS HAD NOT BEEN DE-ENERGZED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219841280001 · Mine ID 1201599 Trainer view →