Fatality · MSHA Record #219862090001

Lw Propman fatality at Virginia Pocahontas 1 (Island Creek Coal Company), VA, June 27, 1986

at 2:15 AM

On June 27, 1986, a lw propman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Virginia Pocahontas 1 (Island Creek Coal Company), VA.

Virginia Pocahontas 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Island Creek Coal Company (Occidental Petroleum Corp)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

I.NAME LEFT MOV9 CREW AT TRANSFORMER TO GET PORTAL BUS. CREW HEARD I.NAME YELL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CREW FOUND I.NAME LYING IN TRACK, BEHIND PORTAL BUS, UNCONSIOUS. I.NAME APPARENTLY CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED TR2LLEY CIRCUIT AT THE PORTAL BUS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Mining method: Longwall
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: 13 years
Experience at this mine: 13 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219862090001 · Mine ID 4400246 Trainer view →