IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 11/02/2001

220013330031 · 11/02/2001 · 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 WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE FACE OF THE #1 LONGWALL A FLAME WAS OBSERVED IN THE FOOTWALL. A BAG OF DUST WAS POURED ON IT AND IT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLAME BURNED APPROXIMATELY 1 MIN UTE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Source

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