Maintenance Man

May 11, 1995 at 2:15 PM

Cedar Creek No 5 Surface · Surface · Coal

Operator: Clark Elkhorn Coal Company (Zeigler Coal Holding Company)

Pike County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EE WAS REPAIRING ON A MARION 201 ELECTRIC SHOVELHE WAS WORKING ON A NUT TO A PIN & THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. THE SHOVEL WAS ENERGIZED TO PUT THE NUT ON THE PIN. POWER WAS DE-ENERGIZE D ON THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. AFTER PUTTING THE COLLECTOR RINGS BACK, HE ENTERED INTOTHE COMPARTMENT THAT HELD THE ENERGIZED 7200 VOLT C RINGS & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
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: 8 years
Experience at this mine: 5 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219951420189 · Mine ID 1515648 Trainer view →