ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Knott County Mining Company
Start: 07/31/2002

220022210065 · 07/31/2002 · Knott County Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECTRIC BURN-CNTACT BURN
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 227
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Knott County Mining Company
Mine: 1518522

Narrative

EE WHO WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HAD JUST MOVED THE CABLE ANCHOR. IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE CABLE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXPOSED POWER CONDUCTOR WHERE THE INSULATION HAD BEEN CUT. THI S RESULTED IN AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown