ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Start: 07/05/2013

220131920023 · 07/05/2013 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine: 4608864

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENT TUBING IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 2 RIGHT SECTION. A SHUTTLE CAR SNUBBED IN SAME ENTRY HAD A WORN SPOT IN OUTER JACKET THAT LET LEADS CONTACT METAL SNUB. THIS RESULTED IN THE WIRE MESH ON ROOF BECOMING ENERGIZED. WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO HANG METAL ""DOG CHAIN"" ON ROOF, HE WAS SHOCKED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

Source

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