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ELECTRICAL

220132460009 · 08/23/2013 · M-Class Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Flash burns (electric)
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy
Operator
M-Class Mining LLC
Mine
1103189

Narrative

Employee was hanging the shuttle car cable for a shuttle car tie-off, when he bent the cable double the cable arced and flashed, the cable had a pin hole in it, the cable flash burned his left inside forearm area. He was taken to the hospital to have the burn area cleaned and wrapped. He received a 2nd degree burn to the inside of the left forearm area.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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