IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Roblee Coal Company
Start: 03/17/2001

220010820028 · 03/17/2001 · Roblee Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 20
Mine experience: 5.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert R Jeran
Operator: Roblee Coal Company
Mine: 4608004

Narrative

THE EE WAS REPAIRING THE 14CM10-10DX JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS REPALCING A PIN AND BUSHING ON THE CONTINOUOS MINER AND IN ORDER TO GET THE PIN TO FIT PROPERLY HE DECIDED TO LEVEL THE MINER BY STARTING THE MINER AND SWUMPING THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER COWN INTO THE PAVEMENT. AS THE DRUM WAS ROTATING THE BITS SOMEHOW CONTACTED THE HOSES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE OXYGEN AND A

Source

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