AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.
Century Energy CorporationOperator
Controlled by James E Trent
MSHA Operator ID: P24442
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 52
- Mines on record
- 6
- Period
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Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL1 fatality
- MACHINERY9 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS9 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON8 non-fatal
- NO VALUE FOUND7 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
11
2002
26
2001
13 (1f)
2000
2 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recordedContact with electrical current
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE VICTIM APPARENTLY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LONG AIRDOX NO. 3 MBC AND RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HEWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR'S COMPAR TMENT CANOPY AND THE COAL RIB. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WAS BEING SETUP TO MINE IN THE NO. 4 FACE.