Agency's report targets death of Lisbon man

HARRISBURG (AP) -- An electrocution that killed an Ohio man working at a western Pennsylvania mine could have been prevented, the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a final report released Monday.
Christopher St. Clair, 41, of Lisbon, Ohio, was electrocuted June 13 while changing fuses at Mountain Spring Coal Co.'s Mine No. 1 in Shippingport, about 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, state police said.
Investigators found that the coal company had modified the mine's power substation without the state agency's approval, causing an unsafe working environment, the report said.
The report also said mine electrician Numan Lambert and mine foreman and superintendent David Chambers allowed St. Clair to work in an unsafe situation.
The agency ruled that Lambert and Chamber cannot hold their positions in the state for at least a year, when they can reapply.
Chambers said his attorney advised him not to comment. Mine officials and all employees, including Lambert, were advised not to comment, he said.