THE VICTIM DE-ENERGIZED A 480VOLT DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIRS TO A CUT OUT SWITCH,CLIMBED A POLE ON WHICH THE SWITCH WAS LOCATED SAND INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED A BARE,ENERGI ZED VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR(7200 VOLTS LINE TO GROUND.
No 4 Coal
Ycats Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Stacy Francis Ray
Stollings,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606056
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1988 · 1 incident
October 13, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Ycats Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
1986 · 2 incidents
December 22, 1986
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SLICK IN TOP FE5L OUT. WENT INTO #7 HLG. AND STARTED PINNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT THE JACKS WERE SET FOR THE ATRS HAD A FITTING AND ROPE BROKE ON IT AFTER START OF SHIFT. JACKS WERE BEING USED F OR REMAINDER OF3SHIFT ONLY.
Zachery Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
CONDITION GOOD 9QUIPMENT GOOD. DRAW SLATE FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
1984 · 2 incidents
September 18, 1984
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
ELECTRICAL
Revenue Management Service Inc · Flash burns (electric)
BURN ON RIGHT WRIST CAUSED BY ARC ON ELECTRICAL WIRE.
September 13, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Revenue Management Service Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF GALIS BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.