Fatality #9 - May 16, 2008

Accident Classification: Electrical

Location: Aracoma Alma Mine #1, West Virginia

Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company

Mine Type: Underground

Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)

Incident Date/Time: May 16, 2008 08:45 pm

FATALITY ALERT

COAL MINE FATALITY - On Friday, May 16, 2008, a 24 year old electrician with 4 years of mining experience was fatally injured when he cut into an energized shuttle car trailing cable. The victim was attempting to make an electrical repair on the shuttle car when he used a cable cutter tool to cut into an energized lead.