Fatality #37 - June 8, 2010
Accident Classification: Ignition or Explosion of Gas or Dust
Location: Choctaw Mine, Alabama
Mine Controller: Walters Minerals, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Incident Date/Time: June 8, 2010 09:25 am
FATALITY ALERT
COAL MINE FATALITY - - On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, a 38-year old service truck operator with seven years of mining experience, was fatally injured while in the process of refueling a diesel track-mounted highwall drill. The operator was apparently placing the fuel nozzle into the diesel fuel tank when an ignition/explosion erupted into a fire, engulfing him in flames.
FINAL REPORT
CAI-2010-37
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR