ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Start: 07/31/2011

220112360063 · 07/31/2011 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609163

Narrative

Employee was at #8 belt heads line splitter waiting for power to be set up outby his location. When power was supplied to the kva it created an arc. He was standing about 5' from flash. His eyes were flushed and he was given eye drops. He returned to work on his next shift. The arc was created by a loose phase lead.

Source

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