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April 9, 1993
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · Contact with electrical current
WORKING AT VENTILATION WELL 192-B, EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE RIG UP OF WIRELINE SERVICE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM PLUGGING OPERATIONS ON THE WELL. THE POWER LINES OVER HEAD WERE REPEATEDLY SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEENERGIZED BY ISLAND CREEK PERSONEL ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT WHEN RAISING THE PORTABLE MAST ABOVE THE WELL HEAD, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ONE POWER LINE THAT WAS STILL ENERGIZED.
June 28, 1990
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
STANDARD-DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR OPER.ON 14TH DEVELOPEMENT OFF 2ND SOUTH,003-0 SECTION,DUMPING SC AT SECTION DUMPING POINT,DAMAGED TRAILING CABLE BY STRIKING AGAINST OFF-STANDARD-DRIVE SC.APPEARING TO CAUSE POWER TO DEENERGIZE,OFF-STAND.OPER LEFT AREA TO GET SECTION ELECTRICIAN TO MAKE CABLE REPAIRS.WHEN ELEC ARRIVED AT SITE,FOUND OPER LYING FACE DOWN ON CABLE SIDE OF SC.TAKEN TO HOSPITA
May 25, 1988
WV · Coal
electrician, lineman
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
I.NAME ELECTRICIAN PUMPER WAS W ORKING ON SPLICE IN A #10-4 COND.PUMP CABLE WHEN HE APPARENTLY MADE CONTACT PHASE TO PHASE WITH THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS
June 27, 1986
VA · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
I.NAME LEFT MOV9 CREW AT TRANSFORMER TO GET PORTAL BUS. CREW HEARD I.NAME YELL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CREW FOUND I.NAME LYING IN TRACK, BEHIND PORTAL BUS, UNCONSIOUS. I.NAME APPARENTLY CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED TR2LLEY CIRCUIT AT THE PORTAL BUS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED
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