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June 27, 2023 WV · Coal apprentice, trainee ELECTRICAL
Screaming Eagle Coal LLC · Contact with electrical current

Employee was checking terminal connections in the number one mine cathead. EE placed the Allen wrench into the bolt on the number three power lead and received an electrical shock from stored energy in the cable. EE was taken to the hospital, treated for numbness and pain in left arm. EE stayed twenty four hours for observation.

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