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Jim Walter Resources Inc operator

Controlled by Walter Energy Incorporated

MSHA operator ID: P01155

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Fatalities: 21
Total incidents: 2258
Mines on record: 7
Years on record: 2000–2016

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

14,798

citations

4,418

significant & substantial

$11,539,579

proposed penalties

$7,781,707

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 63 non-fatal
OTHER 1 fatality · 16 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 292 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 185 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 100 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 99 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2016

2015

2014

104

2013

118 (1f)

2012

120

2011

155

2010

138

2009

142 (1f)

2008

144

2007

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

21 recorded

June 6, 2013 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee walked up to the 7-2C header to inspect wipers. The victim was on an elevated catwalk at discharge of the 7-2B conveyor belt to examine the belt wiper. He fell off the end of catwalk on 7-2B belt. Employee was caught between the skirt and the top belt resulting in a fatal injury.

November 23, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · OTHER

Jim Walter Resources Inc · Contact with heat

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.