IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 12/16/2001

220013600200 · 12/16/2001 · 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 BITS WERE BEING GOUGED OR BURNT OFF THE T/G DRUM, AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE FOOTWALL AND BURNT APPROX 10 MINUTES. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED BY USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

Source

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