IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 08/23/2002

220022400007 · 08/23/2002 · 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

WHILE THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS LOADING IN THE #2 ENTRY, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MINUTES THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED USING 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Source

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