Fatality · MSHA Record #219961100074

Superintendent fatality at Richland No 9 (Pleasant View Mining Company Inc), KY, April 7, 1996

at 8:20 PM

On April 7, 1996, a superintendent was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Richland No 9 (Pleasant View Mining Company Inc), KY.

Richland No 9 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Pleasant View Mining Company Inc (Gary E Peyton)

Hopkins County, KY

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with hot objects or substances

Investigator narrative

AN OIL CIRCUIT BRAKER (O.C.B.) LOCATED ON THE SURFACE, CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, CAUUSING TRANSFORMER OIL TO SPRAY COVERING EMPLOYEE, CATCHING HIM ON FIRE, CAUSING 80 TO 90 PER-CENT BURNS TO EMPLOY EE'S BODY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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