IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 10/13/2001

220013330028 · 10/13/2001 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

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): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

AS AN EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING THE TAILGATE DRUM TO REMOVE THE DRUM, AN IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN A SPARK IGNITED A BLEEDER IN THE FOOTWALL UNDER A LARGE ROCK. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH ONE EXTINGUISHER. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

Source

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