Fatality · MSHA Record #219881760001

Maintenance Man fatality at Lost Mountain Mining (Lost Mountain Mining Company), KY, June 15, 1988

at 7:25 PM

On June 15, 1988, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Lost Mountain Mining (Lost Mountain Mining Company), KY.

Lost Mountain Mining · Surface · Coal

Operator: Lost Mountain Mining Company (Cyprus Amax Minerals Company)

Perry County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 061588 WHEN AN EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTO A MAN HOLE UNDER A 2300 P&H SHOVEL & CAME IN CONTACT WITH CONNECTORS RING WHICH CONTAINED HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WHICH RESULTED IN A FA TAL ACCIDENT

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219881760001 · Mine ID 1513937 Trainer view →