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FIRE

220011210011 · 04/27/2001 · Heritage Coal Company LLC

Details

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

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Heritage Coal Company LLC
Mine
1511012

Narrative

EE 3RD SHIFT PLANT MECH. WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH IN A VESSEL ON THE 3RD FLOOR. TWO RUBBER MIXING LINES WERE BESIDE WHERE CUTTING WAS TAKING PLACE. A SMALL FIRE STARTED ON THE RUBBER MIX ING LINE AND EE GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISH TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AT THIS TIME AN IGNITION OCCURRED INT HE MIXING LINE ACETYLENE OR UNKNOWN GAS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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