ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Perry County Coal, LLC.
Start: 06/04/2007

220071590035 · 06/04/2007 · Perry County Coal, LLC.

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: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): TECO Energy Inc
Operator: Perry County Coal, LLC.
Mine: 1518565

Narrative

Employee and assistant started ground faulting breakers at 13 drive 750 box. The first breaker he went to ground fault was a 995 volt head drive spare; when employee went to test breaker it blew out burning both his hands and forearms.

Source

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