Outside Foreman fatality at Mine #1 (Williamson Coal Company), IL, February 9, 1983

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On February 9, 1983, an outside foreman was fatally injured in an exploding vessels under pressure accident at Mine #1 (Williamson Coal Company), IL.

Mine #1 · Surface · Coal

Operator: Williamson Coal Company (Kirchoff Virgil & J Gordon Forsyth)

Williamson County, IL

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Drowning

Investigator narrative

STARTING UP THE 6\\ PUMP,PLASTIC HOSE BLEW INTO //// OUT.THE PRESSURE FROM THE PUMP PUSHED EMPL INTO THE WATER.EMPL WAS IN 10-12\ WATER AND COULD NOT SWIM.WENT DOWN AND DROWNED.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Drowning
Source of injury: WATER
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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