# ELECTRICAL
> MSHA accident `220021160035` · 04/20/2002 · Manalapan Mining Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** ELECTRICAL
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
- **Activity:** Electrical maintenance
- **Injury source:** ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 163
- **Mine experience:** 0.76 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Benjamin R.  Bennett
- **Operator:** Manalapan Mining Company Inc
- **Mine:** [1517811](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517811)
## Narrative

THE INJURED WAS PLUGGING IN THE BATTERIES TO THE RAIL RUNNER (MANTRIP) TO GO UNDERGROUND WITH THE CREW AND AS HE PLUGGED THE CONNECTORS TOGETHER THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE BATTERY LID STRU CK HIM IN THE CHEST.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*