Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality

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July 2, 1986 at 8:15 AM

LOCKPORT MINE · Liter'S Quarry Inc · Henry County, KY

Investigator narrative

AFTER ATTEMPTIN1 TO START A STACKING CONVEYOR AND REPLACING TWO BLOWN FUSES BLOW IN SUCESSION I NAME AND II NAME SHOVELED OUT THE FEED BOX TO RELIEVE THE BELT. II NAME REATTEMPTED TO START THE BELT 3 TIMES. O3 FILING, HE RETURNED TO FIND HIM UNCONSCIOUS NEAR THE BASE TAILPULLEY OF THE BELT HE IS BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN ELECTROCHTED DUE TO A BLOWN TO GROUND MOTOR.

Record details

Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Activity at time: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Metal/Non-Metal

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