Bull Gang Foreman

March 10, 1996 at 10:00 AM

No 4 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc (Walter Energy Incorporated)

Tuscaloosa County, AL

Classification OTHER

Type (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE EXAMINING AN AREA OF THE BLEEDERS.WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROCK FALL,THEY ENTERED AN AREA OF LOW OXYGEN.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHR
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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