IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 02/23/2000

220000550032 · 02/23/2000 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

AS THE JOY 12CM12 MINER (#73( WAS CUTTING BOTTOM IN THE #4 ENTRY OF #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION TOOK PLACE THAT LASTED APPROX 35 TO 45 SECONDS. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY WAS INCURRED.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown