IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 11/26/2001

220013330032 · 11/26/2001 · 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 THE JOY CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING BOTTOM IN THE CROSSCUT FROM #3 ENTRY TO #4 ENTRY AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED 10-30 SECONDS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH ONE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO INJU RIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

Source

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