FIRE

Name: FIRE at Progress Coal
Start: 06/22/2000

220001870037 · 06/22/2000 · Progress Coal

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): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Progress Coal
Mine: 4608645

Narrative

THE HITACHI 1800 WS OPERATING ON MIDDLE RIDGE WHEN A TRUCK DRIVE NOTIFIED THE 1800 OPERATOR THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE MACHINE WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISH ED IN APPROX 1 HOUR.

Source

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