Electrician fatality at Mine #1 (Wolf Creek Collieries Company), KY, October 20, 1995

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On October 20, 1995, an electrician was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Mine #1 (Wolf Creek Collieries Company), KY.

Mine #1 · Facility · Coal

Operator: Wolf Creek Collieries Company (Zeigler Coal Holding Company)

Martin County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EE CHIEF ELECT RICAN CAME IN CONTACT WITH 12470 VOLTS IN A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX IN WHICH HE APPARENTLY WAS GOING TO CLEAN THE BOX WAS ENERGIZED

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: VERTICAL SHAFT
Mining method: Other
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
Experience at this mine: 17 years
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219953100001 · Mine ID 1504020 Trainer view →