IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc
Start: 11/14/2002

220023290083 · 11/14/2002 · Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc

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): El Paso Energy Corp
Operator: Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

EAST MAINS #9 ENTRY IN BY CROSS CUT. THE MMU 008 MINER FINISHED THE A CUT (CURTAINSIDE) AND THE B-CUT. THE OPERATOR WAS CLEANING UP THE A CUT AND JUST STARTED THE C CUT (CURTAINSIDE) WHEN SPAR KS FROM THE MINER BITS STRIKING THE SANDSTONE CAUSED A FRICTIONAL IGNITION THAT LASTED APPROX ONE TO TWO SECONDS.

Source

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