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Case study · MSHA Record #219952190002
Electrician fatality
July 26, 1995 at 8:00 PM
Freedom
· Copperas Coal Corp
· Nicholas County, WV
Investigator narrative
VICTIM APPARENTLY TRIED TO LIFT A GROUND MONITOR LEAD TO OPEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKER TO THE UNDERGROUND POWER SYSTEM AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AT LEAST ONE PHASE OF 4160 VAC THAT SUPPLIED P OWER TO THE BELT TRANSFORMER IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING.
Record details
- Classification
- ELECTRICAL
- Accident type
- Contact with electrical current
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
- Nature of injury
- ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 34 years
- Experience at this mine
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 17 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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