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Jim Walter Resources, Inc UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Fatal Underground Coal Mine Explosions
September 23, 2001

No. 5 Mine
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
ID No. 01-01322
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The Report
  • Fatal Investigation Report
      CAI-2001 20 through 32 (Light Version - Without Graphics 2.3 MB)

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  • Fatal Investigation Report
       CAI-2001 20 through 32 (Entire Report 10.8 MB)

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    • Judicial Opinions
  • Judicial Opinions for this accident
    • The Rule
  • [FedReg 02-31358]
    Emergency Evacuations; Emergency Temporary Standard; Final Rule - [12/12/2002]
    • Other Related Items
  • Internal Review Materials

  • Press Release
    MSHA Publishes Internal Review on Jim Walter Resources No. 5 Mine

  • Statement: Dave D. Lauriski -
    Jim Walter Resources No. 5 Mine Internal Review

  • Internal Review
    Internal Review of MSHA's Actions
    at the No. 5 Mine
    Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
    Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama     (PDF)


  • Single Source Page
    Your single source for information on the Emergency Evacuations;
    Emergency Temporary Standard; Final Rule

  • Statement by Dave D. Lauriski
    Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, On Release of the Jim Walter No. 5 Mine Accident Report, Tuscaloosa, Alabama December 11, 2002


  • News Release
    Labor Department's Mine Safety Agency Report Points To Poor Emergency Management In Alabama Coal Mine Explosion
    New Emergency Rule Will Strengthen Procedures Industrywide