ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 01/21/2003

Fatal · 220030300027 · 01/21/2003 · Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Mine: 4407052

Narrative

THE VICTIM WAS ELECTROCUTED NEAR THE FACE OF NO.8 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MMU WHILE INSTALLING SUPPLEMENTAL ROOF SUPPORTS. WHEN ANOTHER WORKER FINISHED CUTTING A STEEL BEAM WITH A TORCH, AN ENERGIZ ED TRAILING CABLE WAS DAMAGED CAUSING THE BEAM & TRAILER ON WHICH IT RESTED TO BECOME ENERGIZED. THE VICTIM THEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRAILER, RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.

Source

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