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Case study · MSHA Record #219960790002

Bull Gang Foreman fatality

March 10, 1996 at 10:00 AM
No 4 Mine · Jim Walter Resources Inc · Tuscaloosa County, AL
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
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
NEC
Activity at time
Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method
Other
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
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Coal
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