• Always ensure that the roof and ribs are stable at electrical installations.



• Ensure that stoppings are well constructed and maintained.



• Ensure that roof and ribs are closely evaluated during the required examinations and always be aware of changing conditions.

	Submit your own suggestion for a remedy to prevent this type of accident in the future. Please specify if you wish your submission to be anonymous or whether your name may be used. Please include the year of the fatality and the fatality number.

These are the 20^th through 32^nd fatalities, reported in calendar year 2001, in the coal mining industry. As of this date in 2000, there were 29 fatalities reported in the coal mining industry. This is the first fatal accident classified as ignition/explosion reported in the coal mining industry in 2001. At this time in 2000, there were two underground fatalities classified as ignition/explosion in the coal mining industry.

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This bulletin is part of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) program to alert the mining industry in a timely manner of a tragic loss of life in the mines. We encourage you to consider the above information as you make safety decisions for or recommendations to your company or constituency. The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determinations regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the fatality.

For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report