Fatality · MSHA Record #219982230001

Bull Gang Foreman fatality at Meigs #2 Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), OH, July 23, 1998

at 2:15 PM

On July 23, 1998, a bull gang foreman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at Meigs #2 Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), OH.

Meigs #2 Mine · Facility · Coal

Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company (American Electric Power Company Inc)

Meigs County, OH

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

EE WAS SUPERVISING A MAINTENANCE REPAIR CREW IN THE COLLECTER BELT AREA OF THE BIN LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MEIGS MINE NO.2 SLOPE. IT IS THE UNCONFIRMED THEORY THAT EE WHILE WALKING AROUND THE BELT TAIL PIECE, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE TAIL PIECE STRUCTURE WHICH HAD BECOME ENERGIZED. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THISINCIDENT IS CONTINUING AND AN AUTOPSY REPORT IS

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: SLOPE/INCLINED SHAFT
Mining method: Longwall
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: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 25 years
Experience in this job: 23 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219982230001 · Mine ID 3301173 Trainer view →