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Case study · MSHA Record #219901980027
Shuttle Car Operator fatality
June 28, 1990 at 10:00 PM
Virginia Pocahontas 3
· Island Creek Coal Company
· Buchanan County, VA
Investigator narrative
STANDARD-DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR OPER.ON 14TH DEVELOPEMENT OFF 2ND SOUTH,003-0 SECTION,DUMPING SC AT SECTION DUMPING POINT,DAMAGED TRAILING CABLE BY STRIKING AGAINST OFF-STANDARD-DRIVE SC.APPEARING TO CAUSE POWER TO DEENERGIZE,OFF-STAND.OPER LEFT AREA TO GET SECTION ELECTRICIAN TO MAKE CABLE REPAIRS.WHEN ELEC ARRIVED AT SITE,FOUND OPER LYING FACE DOWN ON CABLE SIDE OF SC.TAKEN TO HOSPITA
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Move Power Cable
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 12 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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