Maintenance Man fatality at Clyde Mine (Bcnr Mining Corp), PA, June 30, 1986

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On June 30, 1986, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Clyde Mine (Bcnr Mining Corp), PA.

Clyde Mine · Facility · Coal

Operator: Bcnr Mining Corp (LTV Corporation)

Washington County, PA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

I.NAME HAD ATTE4PTED TO REMOVE THE HIGH VOLTAGE PLUG FROM THE HUBBEL-ENSIGN SECTION LOAD CENTER (TRANSFORMER) UNABLE TO DO SO HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE RECEPTACLE HIGH VOLTAGE LEADS FROM WITHIN THE LOAD CENTER1 AS HE REACHED INSIDE THE LEAD CENTER, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
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: 15 years
Experience at this mine: 15 years
Experience in this job: 11 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219861970051 · Mine ID 3600967 Trainer view →