Belt Foreman fatality at No 4 Mine (Jim Walter Resources Inc), AL, August 6, 1995

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On August 6, 1995, a belt foreman was fatally injured in an electrical accident at No 4 Mine (Jim Walter Resources Inc), AL.

No 4 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc (Walter Energy Incorporated)

Tuscaloosa County, AL

Classification ELECTRICAL

Type Contact with electrical current

Investigator narrative

BASED ON TESTIMONY, WELDING WAS TO BE PERFORMED ON THE STAGELOADER AND PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED SETTING THE WELDER UP. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, WITH THE INCOMING POWER STILL ON, THE TOP PANEL WAS REMOVED AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE MACHINE, APPARENTLY ELECTROCUTING HIMSELF.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Mining method: Longwall
Accident type: Contact with electrical current
Source of injury: MACHINE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 21 years
Experience at this mine: 18 years
Experience in this job: 14 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219952260001 · Mine ID 0101247 Trainer view →