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FIRE

220013100002 · 10/29/2001 · Jewett Mine LLC

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)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

AT APPROX 1150 ON 10-29, A CONTRACTOR EE NOTICED SMOKE IN AREA B. UPON INVESTIGATING, HE FOUND DFIRE BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. HE NOTIFIED THE CO. WHO CONTACTED LOCAL FIRE DEPTS. TO RESPOND. AT APPROX 1345, THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. A PIPELINE CLEARING CONTRACTOR HAD BEEN ATTENDING BRUSH PILE FIRES ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN THE FIRES GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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