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INUNDATION

220030130033 · 01/03/2003 · Highland Mining Company LLC

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): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

CREW WAS MINING INTO RETURN AIR SHAFT, THE WALL OF COAL RUPTURED, FOLLOWED BY WATER FLOWING FROM THE SHAFT INTO THE ACTIVE WORKS OF THE MINE.

Source

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