Maintenance Man fatality at Main Complex (Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp), PA, March 5, 1985

at 2:45 AM

On March 5, 1985, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Main Complex (Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp), PA.

Main Complex · Facility · Coal

Operator: Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp (Pennsylvania Power & Light Company)

Cambria County, PA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AN INOPERATIVE PUMP WHICH WAS HEATED IN THE RECLAIM DRAW-OFF TUNNEL WHEN HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 12 years
Experience in this job: 8 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219850770002 · Mine ID 3605031 Trainer view →