INUNDATION

Name: INUNDATION at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Start: 03/23/2004

220040970014 · 03/23/2004 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining 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: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine: 2902170

Narrative

The mine experienced higher than normal methane levels in the No. 3 Entry of HG-204. Gas was controlled with conventional ventilaiton measures. Further investigation revealed that the mine had inadvertently mined into a horizontal degas borehole.

Source

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