# IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
> MSHA accident `220011790001` · 06/22/2001 · Lodestar Energy Incorporated
## 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:** Iracoal Incorporated
- **Operator:** Lodestar Energy Incorporated
- **Mine:** [1511704](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1511704)
## Narrative

WHILE CUTTING A NOTCH IN A 10 3/4 INCH METAL PIPE WITH TORCH, AN IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN HOT MET AL OR A SPARK FELL DOWN INTO A PIPE THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED TO PUMP WATER FROM. PRIOR TO CUTTING T HE PIPE, A WATER SOAKED WOOL FIRST AID BLANKET HAD BEEN PLACED INSIDE THE HOLE BETWEEN THE CASING AND THE METAL PIPE TO PREVENT HOT METAL OR A SPARK FROM FALLING DOWN THE HOLE.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*