Maintenance Man

November 11, 1991 at 9:15 PM

No 2 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Brent Coal Corp (Horn Bill E)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

VICTIM CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CIRCUIT OF 480 VOLTS AC TRAILING CABLE ON STEEL BUGGY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
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: 10 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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