IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Turris Coal Company
Start: 09/19/2000

220002660044 · 09/19/2000 · Turris Coal Company

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): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Turris Coal Company
Mine: 1102664

Narrative

AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OF BATTERY GAS OCCURRED AT 3 AM ON 9/19/00. THIS OCCURRED AT ENTRY 1 XC 233+25 IN MAIN WEST BATTERY BARN. #1 SCOOP BATTERY WAS BEING CHARGED. WHEN EE CLOSED THE LIDS IN P REPERATION TO CHARGE, HE HEARD A LOAD POP. EIGHT LIDS (CAPS) WERE BLOWN OUT OF BATTERY. NO INJURY RESULTED.

Source

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