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Case study · MSHA Record #220093360001
Laborer fatality
November 23, 2009 at 10:30 PM
No 7 Mine
· Jim Walter Resources Inc
· Jefferson County, AL
Investigator narrative
Employee was traveling #2 Longwall Bleeders and when he did not check in, we sent someone in to look for him. He was found unresponsive with no vital signs. The cause of death is still being investigated.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Contact with heat
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- HEAT (ATMOS + ENVIRON)
- Nature of injury
- HEATSTROK,SUNSTR,HT EXHAU
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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