TWO GROUND FAULTS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE UNDERGOUND POWER SYSTEM.THE FAN HAD A GROUND FAULT AND THE FLYGHT PUMP HAD A GROUND FAULT.THE PUMP GROUND FAULT WASTIEDTO THE UNDERGRO UND SYSTEM AND THE FAN WAS TIED TO THE SURFACE GROUND SYSTEM WITH THE HOIST.THE VICTIM BECAME THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS.
Primrose Slope Coal
Primrose Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
David S Himmelberger
Goodspring,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3604629
MSHA record for Primrose Slope (mine ID 3604629). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1994–1995
- Latest incident
- Mar 1995
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
March 30, 1995
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Primrose Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1994 · 1 incident
Primrose Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
NO INJURIES NO MINERS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. FALL DUE TO POORT STATA IN MAIN ROOF IN THIS AREA.
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