The Brookwood Mine Disaster occurred on September 23, 2001 at the Jim Walter Resources No. 5 coal mine in Brookwood, roughly 40 miles southwest of Birmingham, Alabama. The Mine Safety and Health Administration report indicates that at 5:15 PM, a cave-in caused the release of methane gas, resulting in two subsequent explosions. The incident caused the deaths of 13 miners. One thousand five hundred people attended the related funeral. The MSHA initially fined the company $435,000 but subsequent court action reduced this to only $5,000. A grants program was subsequently established named after the disaster and the 2006 Sago Mine Disaster.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Brookwood Mine Disaster". Mine Health and Safety Administration.
  2. ^ "UNITED STATES CAI-2001-20 through 32 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REPORT OF INVESTIGATION Fatal Underground Coal Mine Explosions September 23, 2001" (PDF). arlweb.msha.gov.
  3. ^ Lewallen, Ayron (September 24, 2023). "Brookwood miners remember 13 lives lost in 2001 coal mine explosion". WVTM.
  4. ^ "20 years after mine disaster, Brookwood miners are still fighting for safety | Northern Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO". va-aflcio.org. September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Roberts, Ken. "Memorial will honor Brookwood coal miners who died in 2001 explosion". The Tuscaloosa News.
  6. ^ "US Department of Labor announces availability of Brookwood-Sago grants to promote mine safety, health education, training". DOL.
  7. ^ "The Brookwood Disaster and Electrical Requirements for Hazardous (Classified) Locations" (PDF). stacks.cdc.gov.
  8. ^ "The Militant - October 15, 2001 -- Miners had told bosses of unsafe conditions". themilitant.com.

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