ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Hooker Creek Companies, LLC
Start: 03/04/2022

220220660011 · 03/04/2022 · Hooker Creek Companies, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Flash burns (electric)
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Howard M Day
Operator: Hooker Creek Companies, LLC
Mine: 3502491

Narrative

Miners were switching the belt motor from reverse to forward on the Thunderbird under belt conveyor. Two miners were inside Switch Van One, one miner was switching the wires to reverse the motor. The other miner was acting as an observer and communication relay. While doing so there was an arc flash inside of the electrical box.

Source

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