Shuttle Car Operator fatality at No 1 (Beech Fork Processing Inc), KY, September 12, 1995

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On September 12, 1995, a shuttle car operator was fatally injured in an electrical accident at No 1 (Beech Fork Processing Inc), KY.

No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Beech Fork Processing Inc (James H Booth et al)

Johnson County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO PARK SHUTTLE CAR. THE CAR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CABLE WIRING. AS THE EMPLOYEE EXITED SHUTTLE CAR HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE METAL FRAME WHICH CAUSED ELECTRIC SHOC K.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219952650001 · Mine ID 1516162 Trainer view →