ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Start: 04/26/2006

220061510065 · 04/26/2006 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 19
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Mine: 1518775

Narrative

EE was energizing the continuous miner breaker at the section power center in the #6 entry of the 001-0/002-0 MMU. When the miner breaker was energized, the cathead blew up, causing flash burns to his hands and face.

Source

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