INUNDATION

Name: INUNDATION at Leatherwood Processing Company
Start: 03/20/2002

220020800048 · 03/20/2002 · Leatherwood Processing Company

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: INUNDATION
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: Leatherwood Processing Company
Mine: 1516520

Narrative

ON FEBRUARY 21, 02 A DYE TEST CONFIRMED THAT A SMALL SEEPAGE FROM STONECOAL BRANCH SLURRY DAM WAS DISCHARGING INTO AN ABANDONED MINE. BRANCH SLURRY DAM IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND NO DAMAGE IS PRESENT.

Source

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