ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at The Ohio County Coal Company
Start: 07/15/2017

220172050033 · 07/15/2017 · The Ohio County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 30
Mine experience: 7.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The Ohio County Coal Company
Mine: 4601436

Narrative

Employee was unplugging de-energized charger plug from #69 cat scoop in the 4E section. When the scoop plug arced causing burns to the employee's abdomen. Cause of accident was improperly wired breaker and loose plugs lead. Miner proficiency, skills or attitude was not an issue. PPE was not an issue.

Source

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