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Case study · MSHA Record #219952650001

Shuttle Car Operator fatality

September 12, 1995 at 11:45 PM
No 1 · Beech Fork Processing Inc · Johnson County, KY
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
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Activity at time
Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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