FIRE

Name: FIRE at Sunny Ridge Mining Co., Inc.
Start: 06/13/2000

220001740035 · 06/13/2000 · Sunny Ridge Mining Co., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Sunny Ridge Mining Co., Inc.
Mine: 1517960

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 992-G FRONTEND LOADER WHEN SUDDENLY IT CAUGHT FIRE. WE SUSPECT A BURST HOSE OR LOOSE FITTING ALLOWED A FLAMMABLE LIQUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE TORQE CONVERTER ALLOWING A FIRE TO START. THERE WERE NO INJURIESBUT THE LOADER WAS A COMPLETE LOSS.

Source

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