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ENTRAPMENT

220021680127 · 06/04/2002 · Consolidation Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator
Consolidation Coal Company
Mine
4601436

Narrative

A SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM OCCURRED CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER TO THE MINE. THE STORM CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE HOIST CONTROL PANEL WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE HOIST TO BE OPERATED ON GENERATOR POWER. 1 EE WAS STUCK ON THE HOIST CAR FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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