IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 01/31/2002

220020350034 · 01/31/2002 · 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 JM 4892 MINER WAS CUTTING COAL IN THE #3 PLACE OF #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED AS THE CUTTING HEAD STRUCK THE BOTTOM. THE FLAME WAS EXINGUISHED AND NO ONE SUFFERED INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Source

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