Electrician fatality at No 4 Mine (Jim Walter Resources Inc), AL, May 7, 1999

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On May 7, 1999, an electrician was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person 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 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Investigator narrative

PM'S ON HOIST AT TOP OF BUNKER.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: VERTICAL SHAFT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Source of injury: SCAFFOLDS,STAGING,ETC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 14 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219991370179 · Mine ID 0101247 Trainer view →