Mine Manager fatality at WFI (Brushy Creek Coal Company), IL, October 14, 1993

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On October 14, 1993, a mine manager was fatally injured in an electrical accident at WFI (Brushy Creek Coal Company), IL.

WFI · Facility · Coal

Operator: Brushy Creek Coal Company (Western Fuels Association Inc)

Saline County, IL

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT HEARING, EH REACHED IN TO 5A BELT CONTROL BOX TO REMOVE A FUSE WITH FUSE PULLER WHILE POWER WAS ON BELT BOX. HE TOUCHED TOP OF BREAKER WITH BACK OF FINGERS CAUSING DE ATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219932980132 · Mine ID 1102636 Trainer view →