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220111320032 · 05/02/2011 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Occupation
Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
123
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609293

Narrative

Power knocked on CM (JM6432). Operator and scoop man were tightening the waterline swivel near a damaged place in the cable. Someone reset the circuit breaker and cable went phase to phase creating an arc. The scoop operator may have received. a shock when the arc occurred as he stumbled away from the cable. EE was kept in the hospital two days for observation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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